Like all things Trumpian, it’s about as subtle as a wrecking ball: A lavish ballroom, bigger than a football field, with aspirations of Versailles and shades of Caesars Palace. Visitors to the Oval Office in recent months have been shown models of President Trump’s plans for the East Wing; according to the resident Mad King, everyone liked the larger version now estimated to cost $350 million—and with another surprise, a glass bridge connecting it to the main residence. What’s next, a putting green or a lazy river on the front lawn?

We were assured the ballroom would be an add-on, that the East Wing would remain intact. But what’s the value of Trump’s word? Certainly not $350 million.

The expert-builder–turned-world-leader now says that, to maintain the architectural integrity of the ne

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