US president aims to leave his mark on the executive mansion with a structure inspired by his own lavish properties
US President Donald Trump, who is remodeling the White House to his tastes, will build a massive ballroom for hosting official receptions, one of the largest projects at the US executive mansion in over a century.
Trump himself and unspecified donors will foot the bill for the US$200 million project, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told a press briefing on Thursday.
“For 150 years, presidents, administrations and White House staff have longed for a large event space on the White House complex,” the spokeswoman said.
“There’s never been a president that was good at ballrooms,” the 79-year-old president and former real estate developer told reporters of the latest bid to leave his mark on the White House.
