U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a dinner for donors who have contributed to build the new ballroom at the White House, whose price tag is now estimated at $250-million.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday welcomed nearly 130 deep-pocketed donors, allies and representatives of major companies for a dinner at the White House to reward them for their pledged contributions to a massive new ballroom.
The ballroom, whose price tag is now estimated at $250-million, is the most significant renovation that Trump, a former real estate mogul, is undertaking during his second term at the White House.
All four sides of the ballroom – which Trump said will be large and grand enough to hold even a presidential inauguration – will be made of bulletproof glass, with its colour, window shape