The most dramatic of President Trump’s renovations is the construction of a vast new East Wing ballroom — a 90,000-square-foot space inspired by Mar-a-Lago’s Grand Ballroom. The president says the project, announced in July, will host world leaders and major state events, with seating for 999 guests. He insists that private donors and personal funds, not taxpayer money, will cover the estimated $200 million cost. But historians and ethics experts have raised concerns about potential donor influence and the scale of the expansion, which nearly doubles the White House footprint, the New York Times reported.

The Rose Garden, reimagined as a patio

Once a green oasis lined with roses, the Rose Garden is now paved with stone tiles and shaded by yellow-and-white umbrellas. Trump has described i

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