Aides say Donald Trump has spent hours poring over the details of his $250 million White House facelift—breaking for impromptu design sessions, interrupting meetings, and fidgeting with 3D models over meals.

Trump is “literally the project manager,” one person close to Trump told Axios, as the president personally chooses marble patterns, lighting, and floor layouts across 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

They are all part of a splashy remake anchored by a new ballroom budgeted at $200 million by the White House in July, though advisers now peg it at about $250 million, the outlet reported.

The administration insists private donors, not American taxpayers, will fund it.

Staffers told Axios that Trump drops into ad-hoc design huddles—even pausing an Oval Office meeting with Meta’s Mark Zucker

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