WASHINGTON, United States, March 30, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - President Donald Trump said Sunday the US military was planning to construct a large complex beneath the new ballroom he is building at the White House. "The military is building a massive complex under the ballroom, and that's under construction, and we're doing very well, so we're ahead of schedule," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. Last October, the former real estate developer had an entire wing of the White House bulldozed, in order to build a vast ballroom to host receptions and state dinners. "We are using onyx and stones that are incredible," he recently told a press conference dedicated in part to the war in the Middle East. The ballroom project -- one of the most ambitious undertakings at the White House in over a century -- has continued to grow in scope, with its privately-funded budget doubling from $200 to $400 million.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 30, 2026 03:52 UTC