President Donald Trump sent finalized plans of his new White House ballroom – "a great, big, beautiful gift to the United States of America!" Trump says – to a federal commission on Feb. 13, bringing his signature project another step closer to reality.
The ballroom, one of the most controversial undertakings in the history of the nation's capital, is part of the 90,000-square-foot "New East Wing" that will be added to the White House.
At that size, the wing will be about 5,000 square feet smaller than the Executive Mansion and the West Wing combined. The ballroom itself is estimated at about 22,000 square feet.
Trump announced his ballroom project in July 2025. Here's what changed since then:
Here's what the new East Wing project will look like – and what has happened with it so far.
