The president’s only legacy will be greed and corruption
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The president’s only legacy will be greed and corruption
Published
May 20, 2026 6:45AM (EDT)
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters next to the site of his proposed White House ballroom (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Trump talks up his ballroom plan dozens of times but plays down Americans' economic pain
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MAGA speaker suggests it was God’s plan for Trump to build a White House ballroom
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The president’s post prompted plenty of withering replies.
Executive orders come and go. Laws, too. But a 90,000-square-foot ballroom? That's here to stay.
Obama once joked about what a gaudy Trump White House would like – the president seems bent on proving him right
The start of construction on the president’s $250m ballroom marks a regression to his property wheeler-dealer days
The president's latest vanity project is getting slammed on social media.
President Trump is prioritizing legacy projects like a White House ballroom. This focus comes as Americans grapple with high gas…
