President Donald Trump has spent months touting his planned White House ballroom, but this week the public gets its first chance to formally offer him their thoughts. The White House has said it plans to begin above-ground construction of the ballroom as soon as next month, following the panels’ reviews. But nothing has struck a chord online like the idea of the president demolishing the East Wing last year, she said. It’s not his personal property.”A number of former White House staffers also weighed in. It’s something like double the size of the rest of the White House.

Source: Washington Post March 05, 2026 14:01 UTC