Construction begins on White House's ballroom, its largest renovation since the 1940s.

President Donald Trump is getting the big White House ballroom he’s always wanted, the centerpiece of what’s planned as the largest construction project for the executive mansion since the Harry Truman administration.

Ground crews are cutting down trees and shrubs on the South Lawn in preparation for the $200 million, 90,000-square-foot expansion of the East Wing that will contain the White House Ballroom, a formal dining area for 900 people.

“It’s going to be a beauty. It’ll be an absolutely magnificent structure,” Trump said on Sept. 13.

Though project details have not been released, the ballroom itself is estimated at 25,000 square feet in size. Work is expected to be completed by the end of Trump’s second term in office in 2029 and will be funded by "President Trump and other patriot donors," the White House said.

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