WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Donald Trump on Friday announced he would be funding the construction of a new ballroom inside the White House.

“But I do, like maybe nobody else, and it will go up quickly, and be a wonderful addition, very much in keeping with the magnificent White House itself,” Trump said of the ballroom. “These are the ‘fun’ projects I do while thinking about the World Economy, the United States, China, Russia, and lots of other Countries, places, and events.”

Trump in May told NBC News he planned to build a ballroom similar to the one at his Mar-a-Lago estate.

“We are going to make and build a ballroom which they’ve wanted for probably a hundred years at the White House,” he said. “It’ll be a world-class beautiful ballroom.”

The White House commonly uses its East Ro

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