Trump Ballroom Unlikely To Be Built

[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

 

[CowboyTed]

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

I think the comments are very right...

For such a big building it is too narrow.
Entrance is just fake...

 

[JoeB131]

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

There are plenty of ballrooms that could be rented for such occasions.

 

[pknopp]

Always on the wrong side. You people are crazy.

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

Whether the Democrats run a candidate that can win or not, it won't be against Vance.

 

[kyzr]

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

Actually the ballroom floor can easily be setup as "open office space".
It just means they work from home when there is a state dinner.

 

[kyzr]

There are plenty of ballrooms that could be rented for such occasions.

So why did they always use tents?

 

[JoeB131]

Whether the Democrats run a candidate that can win or not, it won't be against Vance.

Historically, the VP has the inside track to the nomination, so it probably will be Vance.

 

[JoeB131]

So why did they always use tents?

They didn't.

They sometimes used Tents
They sometimes rented facilities.
They sometimes used rooms in the WH that were more than sufficient.

 

[TheInfiniteSadness]

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...

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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..

Yes that would have been the right way to do it. As for the Kennedy Center renovations they're being made so trump didn't look bad. Until he announced it there was never any discussion about renovations by anyone. With all the artists cancelling it would have been empty most of the time. Myself I think the donations were drying up. It's amazing how many Republican Sheep on here said it was being shutdown because it was losing money as their defense of trump. I'm not sure how a non-profit loses money.

 

[rightwinger]

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

The next President needs to just tear it down and build a wing that is coordinated with Congress and historical committees

Trump tore the East Wing down on his own, next President can do the same.

Last thing this country needs is a $400 million Ballroom