Published on
22/08/2026 - 12:18 GMT+2
US President Donald Trump announced that a new White House ballroom will cost nearly $400 million, funded entirely by private donors and corporations.
"We're spending hundreds of millions of dollars on the ballroom, and it's all from people like me and great companies that are putting it up. It's going to be close to $400 million, and it's all paid for by patriots and patriotic companies, big companies. I'll name the companies probably over the next couple of weeks, but I want to ask if they mind. But and really, most of them have said you could use my name gladly. So that's all money. No, no taxpayer money for the ballroom at all," Trump said.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has cleared the way for construction to continue for the time being.
