President Donald Trump plans to name his $300 million ballroom after himself after demolishing the entire East Wing of the White House.
Officials are referring to the grandiose building as ‘The President Donald J. Trump Ballroom,’ according to ABC News. Trump plans to keep the name when the building is finished.
Trump has not stated publicly what he intends to name the ballroom. The president made his career in New York real estate by slapping his name on the side of skyscrapers.
The White House has stated that the ballroom will be completed before Trump leaves office in January 2029 but have not offered a specific timeline. Experts have said that Trump’s goal is ambitious.
‘I won’t get into that now,’ Trump said with a smile when asked by ABC News Chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce on if he has a name for the ballroom.
The White House claims they have raised $350 million for the ballroom project with estimates suggesting it will cost more than the initial $300 million budget.
A White House official said Trump ‘has received such positive and overwhelming support for the ballroom that he continues to receive donations.’
Trump has repeatedly claimed he plans to donate millions of dollars of his own to the ballroom’s construction. The project’s private donors includes executives from world’s top technology corporations, including Google, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft.
Trump plans to rename the White House ballroom after himself
The White House ballroom will cost more than $300 million in private donations
As part of the ballroom’s construction, the entire East Wing of the White House was demolished
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