AdvertisementThe 90,000-square-foot ballroom would be nearly twice the size of the White House, which is 55,000-square-feet, and would accommodate about 1,000 people, Trump has said. The East Room, currently the largest room in the White House, can fit just over 200 people at most. To date, the White House has only released an incomplete list of donors. AdvertisementDonald Trump holds a rendering of the planned White House Ballroom extension in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. The ballroom project is scheduled for additional discussion at a March 5 meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission, which is led by a top White House aide.

Source: Huffington Post February 19, 2026 22:37 UTC