White House Ballroom - Trump Statements
At a fundraiser for the White House ballroom expansion on 15 October 2025, supporters and financial backers of his massive White House ballroom project included representatives from Microsoft, Meta, Google, Amazon, Lockheed Martin, T-Mobile, Tether and Palantir.
"We started with a much smaller building and then I realized, I mean we have the land, let's do it right, and so we built a larger building that can really hold just about any function that we want. ... real estate is relaxing. For a lot of people, real estate is a very trying business. I've always liked it. I've always done well with it. I love building things. And this way I can build some beautiful things. And this, again, has never been built. And we're going to start that pretty soon. It's going to be great. And then the ballroom for the White House is the thing that you people have really, really been very generous with. And we're going to build a room that's going to be able to hold literally the inauguration, if we want."
"... it's amazing when you have too many people, you can fit them in. You can always fit a few more people in and pardon the fact that you're a little tight at your table. That's okay. That's better than lots of room for everybody, because nobody shows up. But you've been so generous in your contributions, very substantial money, fully financed. It's fully taken care of now. And in fact, we'll have money left over and we'll use that for something. "
"... we did something that was really appropriate to The White House. We didn't want to dwarf anything. We didn't want to make it so that it's inappropriate. And I was watching them very carefully and that's what we did. And so, we're going to have a phenomenal ballroom, it's going to be one of the best anywhere in the world. There won't be anything like it, actually. And it's four sides of glass, beautiful glass, but totally appropriate in color and in window shape and everything else with The White House moldings. So it's going to be very much in keeping with The White House....
" We really need it. The United States is the greatest and most powerful nation on earth, and American presidents need to be able to host events at The White House that reflect the demands of the time and that can carry out the prestige of what we're all doing.... It's the most powerful nation on earth now. You see that. You see the weapons, we have the greatest weapons, the greatest manufacturer of weapons. Some of you are in that world and some of you, yeah, the greatest in the world. We have the greatest in the world....
"It'll be done with really exquisite taste, the finest designers, and I consider myself an important designer, because they come in with things that, they may be good designers, but boy, the things they can recommend are horrible. And we wanted classic, the utmost respect for the historic beauty and grandeur of one of the most iconic buildings anywhere in the world. I mean, you go to the White House and you see that picture, when you ride up in the drive like tonight, probably some of you realize, you drive up that drive and you're looking at that building all lit up and gorgeous and perfect. And we take good care of it too. It wasn't taking good care of. The Oval Office is now at a level that it's never seen before. We take really great care of it. They weren't taking good care of it for four years, I'll tell you that....
"This addition will be completed in the classical style that complements everything else around it, including the Treasury Department, which is right next to it. We have been working very closely with the incredible people of the National Park Service, they really are, they love this place, they're very proud of it, the architects, historians and everyone else and many others to ensure that the project will be beloved and loved for years to come, for such years to come. It's going to be up for a long time, I hope."
Donald Trump held a Bilateral Meeting With Mark Rutte of NATO - October 22, 2025: "it's really an honor to add that great ballroom to the structures in Washington. It's going to be one of the great ballrooms of the world. And I think it's going to be something you're all going to be very proud of." Trump on 22 October 2025 defended the planned demolition of the White House's East Wing. Trump was responding to questions about his controversial plan to demolish the East Wing to build a new ballroom. He downplayed the historical significance of the East Wing, arguing that it had already been significantly altered over the years.
"You know, the East Wing was not much, it was not much left from the original. It was, over the course of 100 years, it was changed, the columns were removed, and it was a much different building. Then a story was added on in 1948, 1949, there was a story added on which was not particularly nice. And the building was very, very much changed from what it was originally.... So, over the years, many presidents have made changes. This obviously would be the biggest change, but this was something they've wanted for at least 150 years."
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