President Donald Trump is turning the White House into Mar-a-Lago on steroids.
The new White House ballroom—for which he did not get the legally required approval—will be bigger than the building itself, renderings obtained by CBS News show. At an estimated 90,000 square feet, the ballroom will nearly double the size of the White House, which stands at 55,000 square feet.
The monstrosity is allegedly being financed through private donations—leading to even more potential corruption, as donors could demand favorable treatment in exchange for helping Trump with his pet project.
And Trump is obsessed with the project.
He was seen bizarrely roaming the roof of the West Wing to survey the property before construction began. And after right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was murdered, Trump resp