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Donald Trump may be the only person who’s ever stood before a crowd and boasted , “I’m very good at building ballrooms.” While Trump is known for making self-aggrandizing claims with no basis in reality, he’s actually trying to prove this one is true with a high-stakes addition to the White House.
In June 2025, Trump announced on Truth Social that the White House would soon have a new ballroom, “compliments of a man known as Donald J. Trump.” A month later, the White House announced vague plans to build a 90,000-square-foot state ballroom off the East Wing. That’s nearly double the size of the residence, making this the biggest White House renovation in decades. While Trump has always said h

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