What to know about Trump's plan to build $250m White House ballroom

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

73% : It's my favorite.
62% : Trump first announced the new addition to the White House in July and again confirmed it in a post on Monday on his social media site, Truth Social.
50% : The construction, which started on Monday, is the first structural change to the complex since 1948, and the first under Trump, who has already redecorated the Oval Office in lavish gold furnishings.
50% : Here's what to know about the ballroom plans: Trump, in his announcement on Monday, said the East Wing is being reconstructed to add a ballroom.
50% : "I am pleased to announce that ground has been broken on the White House grounds to build the new, big, beautiful White House Ballroom," Trump wrote on Monday, adding that the project was being funded entirely privately, and that it would not affect the main White House building itself - a point that some have viewed with scepticism due to the huge scale of the renovations.
50% : "It will be beautiful," Trump said earlier in July.
44% : It has, since 1977, under Rosalynn Carter, housed the offices of the first lady and her staff, as well as a visitor's entrance for foreign dignitaries.
43% : It also includes a large theatre and the Graphics and Calligraphy Office, responsible for producing invitations for non-political events held at the mansion.

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