The White House rejected reports suggesting that President Donald Trump intends to name the new White House ballroom after himself, stating that any official decision about the event space’s name will be announced by the president personally.

White House spokesman Davis Ingle told Fox News Digital on Friday, “Any announcement made on the name of the ballroom will come directly from President Trump himself, and not through anonymous and unnamed sources.”

Trump on Monday said that construction on the ballroom had begun, following months of his promotion of the project as part of efforts to modernise the White House. According to the administration, the project is privately funded and involves no taxpayer money.

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