Trump touts ‘magnificent’ ballroom in first remarks after midterm drubbing
Trump praised the ballroom as crews raised the final steel beam, while AP Voter Poll found two-thirds of voters said he lacked the right priorities.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump appeared at the East Wing White House Ballroom construction site and signed the final steel beam, marking his first public event following a crushing defeat in the midterms.
- Following midterm results where Democrats secured control of the House and Senate, Trump acknowledged the "Iran thing" contributed to Republican losses, though he defended the war as necessary to prevent nuclear proliferation.
- Trump described the future White House Ballroom as "the most beautiful ballroom in the entire world," designed to accommodate up to 2,500 guests and funded entirely by private donors "free of charge."
- Calling the project a "dream for 150 years," Trump asserted the facility will be "the safest place in Washington" with over 100 drones for defense and described it as entirely "bulletproof."
- While Democrats prepare to take legislative control, Trump remains focused on his White House and Washington construction projects, viewing these efforts as personally rewarding ways to improve the nation's capital.
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Photos show Trump touring White House ballroom construction after crushing Republican election loss – WTOP News
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump spent the day after his party’s major election defeat touring his new White House ballroom, where he signed the final steel beam before it was raised into place Wednesday. He also touted other projects underway in what has been a remaking of the city. This is a photo gallery...
Trump touts White House ballroom after midterm losses
After Democrats scored sweeping midterm victories and took control of both chambers of Congress, President Donald Trump focused his first public appearance on the White House ballroom project, largely avoiding the election results until reporters asked. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called the Republican losses a “meteor strike” and said Florida was among the few places where the party held the line. · 15 sources across the spectrum on IJR News.
Trump's Go-To after an historic election defeat? His ballroom.
After his party’s historically humiliating midterm defeat, President Donald Trump’s first public move was to show off his ballroom. “This is a special structure. It’s going to be not only one of the biggest, but it’ll be the most beautiful ballroom, I think, anywhere in the world,” Trump told reporters while congratulating construction workers at […]
Trump Gathers Reporters to Talk About Ballroom
President Trump gave extended comments Wednesday, not about the Republican Party's midterm election wipeout but about the sprawling White House ballroom. Trump invited reporters into a Cavernous construction site and talked about the building project for nearly 20 minutes without mentioning sweating Republican defends around the country the night before,...
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