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People walk through a newly constructed covered walkway on the North Lawn while arriving for a White House tour, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Washington, as tours resume for the first time since construction of a new ballroom began at the White House. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's decision to build a big ballroom where the East Wing once stood has significantly altered the visitor experience at the White House. Tourists enter through a different door now, and the tour is shorter because there are fewer historic rooms to see.

But some people who took the self-guided tour on Wednesday were just happy to glimpse the White House all decked out in its Christmas glory by first lady

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