President Trump has hired a new architect to help design the White House ballroom , but the current architect, with whom the president has had some disagreements, will remain on the team, sources told CBS News.

The new firm is Washington, D.C.-based Shalom Baranes Associates, the sources said. White House officials said the new architect was brought on as the project enters a new phase and new expertise is required.

"Shalom is an accomplished architect whose work has shaped the architectural identity of our nation's capital for decades and his experience will be a great asset to the completion of this project," White House spokesman Davis Ingle said.

He predicted the ballroom would be the "greatest addition to the White House since the Oval Office."

The current architect, James McC

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