Trump Ballroom Unlikely To Be Built

[JoeB131]

Why would president Vance do that?

After Trump gets done wrecking the economy, Vance won't be able to get elected dog-catcher.

 

[kyzr]

After Trump gets done wrecking the economy, Vance won't be able to get elected dog-catcher.

Always on the wrong side. You people are crazy.

Who will be the democrat to beat Vance????

 

[JoeB131]

Always on the wrong side. You people are crazy.

Who will be the democrat to beat Vance????

After the economy goes into the shitter, any one of them could.

 

[kyzr]

After the economy goes into the shitter, any one of them could.

Ok, that's what I thought. We're very much looking toward the mid-terms and especially 2028.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

After Trump gets done wrecking the economy, Vance won't be able to get elected dog-catcher.

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The Joebot needs some re-programming.





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[Delldude]

You people are crazy.

I heard tale of that just the other day...

 

[JoeB131]

Ok, that's what I thought. We're very much looking toward the mid-terms and especially 2028.

You'll be disappointed.

The Midterms are going to be very bad for you.

 

[Delldude]

You'll be disappointed.

The Midterms are going to be very bad for you.

Ain't lookin ' too good for you clowns either....

 

[JoeB131]

Ain't lookin ' too good for you clowns either....

Actually, it's looking very good.

It will look better by November.

 

[Cellblock2429]

Frankly, I can't think of a better metaphor for the whole Trump Regime. They are very good at tearing things down, but they suck at actually building anything.

The White House ballroom will never be built

Trump can't focus long enough, even on his $400 million passion project

www.salon.com

In October, Donald Trump traumatized all true patriots by tearing down the East Wing of the White House. The move, he claims, will clear the way for a ballroom for holding large events that are typically held in tents on the South Lawn. A debate immediately arose online over whether or not the next Democratic president should tear down the ballroom or keep it, albeit with the necessary extensive renovations to remove all the tackiness Trump brings to any project.

Two months later, it increasingly seems that such discussion was a wasted effort, as the chance this ballroom will actually be built is rapidly disappearing. Perhaps it could have if Trump had delegated the management of the project to someone competent, but that’s not what he did. Instead, the famously lazy and disorganized president decided to blow off his actual governance duties in favor of micromanaging a construction project he is incapable of handling. Finishing the ballroom in the next three years would be difficult for anyone, but it’s quickly becoming clear it will be nearly impossible for the famed real estate tycoon to pull it off.

For anyone who has dealt with any renovation project more complex than patching drywall, the ballroom’s construction is waving every red flag possible, signaling endless delays that will stretch for months — and, in all likelihood, for years. Despite announcing plans for the ballroom in July, it’s clear there’s no idea what it’s going to look like, how big it will be or how it will be laid out. Trump keeps changing things, driven by a short-sighted impulsiveness that keeps pushing him to expand the scope of the project. Initially, it was supposed to seat 650 people in 90,000 square feet, but he kept throwing tantrums about how he wanted it bigger. Earlier this month, he even ran off the initial architect, and odds are that will happen again.

Then there’s the red tape. Even though a judge ruled against the National Trust for Historic Preservation in their lawsuit to temporarily halt construction, he required the White House to avoid building anything foundational and demanded plans for the structure be submitted by the end of the year. But as the White House hasn’t even scheduled meetings with the National Capital Planning Commission to start the process, meeting that deadline appears unlikely.

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[citygator]

What a monstrous eye sore and pathetic design. It will be torn down if it ever gets built.

 

[Cellblock2429]

What a monstrous eye sore and pathetic design. It will be torn down if it ever gets built.

/—-/ Yeah let’s go back to tents, muddy ground and ports potties for visiting dignitaries. We don’t deserve anything better.

 

[popscottpopscott]

citygator

Go Karoline... Let Karoline speak for herself

"three random people who have ‘studied fine arts,’ ‘long written about urban planning,’ and never built anything" to criticize the new White House ballroom.


Mar 29, 2026

 

[citygator]

citygator

Go Karoline... Let Karoline speak for herself

"three random people who have ‘studied fine arts,’ ‘long written about urban planning,’ and never built anything" to criticize the new White House ballroom.


Mar 29, 2026

Insults only. They don’t address the shortcomings pointed out. Just like right wing nuts do all the time. Can’t defend so insult.

 

[popscottpopscott]

Insults only. They don’t address the shortcomings pointed out. Just like right wing nuts do all the time. Can’t defend so insult.

What idiot takes the digital model as a "floor plan" How stupid are we going to get here.. more liberal crap to stir the pot of disinformation and propaganda... Karoline was absolutely correct "three random people who have ‘studied fine arts,’ ‘long written about urban planning,’ and never built anything" to criticize the new White House ballroom."

 

[SaxonJackson]

I think everyone may have misunderstood what Trump meant by "ballroom."

Or will it be something more along these lines?

 

[Cellblock2429]

/—-/ Hang on. Breaking news about the ballroom.

Trump claims donor-funded White House ballroom includes hidden build below with security focus

A $400 million White House ballroom approved by the Commission of Fine Arts will include an underground complex, Trump says, funded by private donors.

www.foxnews.com

President Donald Trump said Sunday that the military is constructing a "massive complex" beneath a planned White House ballroom, which he said will feature bulletproof glass and drone-proof protections while being funded entirely by private donors.

The project, which Trump said is designed to accommodate large events and visiting dignitaries, would expand capacity at the White House, where he said existing rooms are too small for major gatherings.

 

[CowboyTed]

JoeB131 there was never any reason to build it. How many times would it be used in a year that it needed to be built. In order to figure it out all one has to do is find out how many times a president has held a gathering anywhere in Washington D.C. in any given year. It's doesn't surprise me that no news agency has ever calculated it.

Agreed, because it is on the White house complex it makes it a nightmare for most other events...

My suggestion would have been to build close to the White house but not in it...

The park for the Sherman monument could have worked... Call it the Sherman Ballroom and have the monument on top when finished...
It would have been 400 years from front door of white house and area around 80,000 sq ft. The ballroom could have been risen so there could be covered area underneath like coffee shops, etc...
The big thing it could be used for many other things again... Exhibitions, Sporting Events,...

Trump idea wasn't necessarily bad but its execution was shocking..

 

[CowboyTed]

/—-/ Hang on. Breaking news about the ballroom.

Trump claims donor-funded White House ballroom includes hidden build below with security focus

A $400 million White House ballroom approved by the Commission of Fine Arts will include an underground complex, Trump says, funded by private donors.

www.foxnews.com

President Donald Trump said Sunday that the military is constructing a "massive complex" beneath a planned White House ballroom, which he said will feature bulletproof glass and drone-proof protections while being funded entirely by private donors.

The project, which Trump said is designed to accommodate large events and visiting dignitaries, would expand capacity at the White House, where he said existing rooms are too small for major gatherings.

Thing is Trump has had only 3 state dinners in 5 years of office.. Biden had 6 in 4 years... Obama had 13....

Trump does do events in Washington really...

 

[WorldWatcher]

/—-/ Hang on. Breaking news about the ballroom.

Trump claims donor-funded White House ballroom includes hidden build below with security focus

A $400 million White House ballroom approved by the Commission of Fine Arts will include an underground complex, Trump says, funded by private donors.

www.foxnews.com

President Donald Trump said Sunday that the military is constructing a "massive complex" beneath a planned White House ballroom, which he said will feature bulletproof glass and drone-proof protections while being funded entirely by private donors.

The project, which Trump said is designed to accommodate large events and visiting dignitaries, would expand capacity at the White House, where he said existing rooms are too small for major gatherings.

What will really be cool is when the next President takes all that space and chops it up for use as offices, security, IT etc.

There are thousands of "White House Staff" (White House agencies, their staffs, etc.) spread around Washington. Once the two story space has been rehabbed into something useful, those staff will be able to be consolidated and work more efficiently.

WW