The planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom now under construction off the back of the East Wing is nearly double the square footage of the White House residence. Its renovation is one of the largest at the White House in decades.
The facade of the East Wing of the White House came crumbling down on Monday as construction began on President Trump’s 90,000-square-foot ballroom, a project that will transform one of the most recognizable buildings in the world and nearly double the size of the existing structure.
Having already changed so much about the way Washington works, he is increasingly changing the way Washington looks.
The East Wing was one of the last pieces of the White House complex he hadn’t yet started to make over in his
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