Donald Trump has shown off plans for his golden ballroom, claiming it has been "wanted for at least 150 years". Holding up images of the ballroom on Wednesday (October 22), the president said "there'll be nothing like it" before insisting that "it's being paid for a hundred percent by me and some friends of mine, donors." Trump also revealed that the project will now cost an estimated $300 million and require tearing down the entire East Wing. More than half of U.S. adults are said to disapprove of the demolition, according to a new poll.

The enormous new venue is funded by private donors, which has raised ethical concerns.

The privately funded ballroom will be approximately 90,000 square feet, much larger than the White House itself.

The White House began demolishing the East Wing to make room for President Donald Trump's $250 million ballroom on Monday.

A video of Donald Trump promising that the East Wing will not be damaged during construction of his White House ballroom has resurfaced. In the clip from 31 July, the president…

A former White House chief ethics lawyer described the ballroom donations as an ethical 'nightmare'.

The White House has set a very ambitious deadline for the ballroom to be ready for use.

Donald Trump is continuing to demolish the White House’s East Wing to make room for his $250million ballroom. On Monday (20 October), crews began tearing down parts of the…

Donald Trump has shown off plans for his golden ballroom, claiming it has been "wanted for at least 150 years". Holding up images of the ballroom on Wednesday (October 22), the…

Trump said Wednesday that the 90,000 square foot ballroom will cost $300 million, higher than the original estimated price tag of $200 million.

President Trump announces a $300 million privately funded ballroom at the White House, claiming it will be the world's most beautiful.

Donald Trump has teased the name of his new $300m White House ballroom. Trump has come under scrutiny over the cost the ballroom and the plans that require the White House’s…

On July 31, the White House put out an announcement, with renderings of a gold-accented lavish ballroom. But there were gaps in the details.