US EditionTrump shops for marble for new White House ballroom
Trump personally selected marble and onyx at Arc Stone & Tile for a $400 million White House ballroom project after demolishing the East Wing, officials said.
- On Friday morning, President Donald Trump stopped at Arc Stone & Tile in Lake Worth Beach to buy marble and onyx for a new White House ballroom, a White House official said the purchase is at his own expense.
- After demolishing the East Wing, the administration faced lawsuits as initial $200 million cost estimates doubled, and a federal judge ordered consultations with planning commissions.
- Trump has personally overseen the project's details, holding regular meetings and favoring white marble and gold accents; Arc Stone & Tile owner Michael Coiro said Trump has bought tile there for 25 years.
- The out-of-town press pool stayed in vans near railroad tracks while Trump shopped, and officials will hold a public information meeting on January 8 with the National Capital Planning Commission, followed by a Commission of Fine Arts meeting the week after.
- Plans envision seating far more guests than existing rooms allow, proposing up to 999 people, which has drawn criticism from historians and preservationists over altering the White House footprint.
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PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump stopped his motorcade at a Florida strip mall to purchase materials for his $400 million White House ballroom project.WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald Trump, White House officials, and staff at Arc Stone & Tile.WHEN & WHERE: Friday morning at a shopping center in Lake Worth, Florida.IMPACT: The project has drawn criticism for its costs and scope, though Trump maintains it is privately funded…
US President Donald Trump on Friday, January 2, personally inspected stone samples that are planned to be used to build a new ballroom in the White House. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to CNN. According to the newspaper, citing a White House spokesman, Trump visited a stone importing company located near his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. There, the President selected marble and onyx for the future project. The White House no…
Trump, a former real estate tycoon, considers this work indispensable in order to celebrate events of great magnitude in the government residence.
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