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Trump Enlists New Firm for Ambitious White House Ballroom

12/7/2025

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U.S. President Donald Trump hires Shalom Baranes Associates to design a White House ballroom after disagreements with McCrery Architects.
White House spokesman Davis R. Ingle says Baranes will help realize Trump's vision for the project.
The project is the White House's most significant addition since the Oval Office.
Trump’s ambitions call for a ballroom more than four times larger than the 20,000-square-foot ballroom at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida.

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U.S. President Donald Trump hires Shalom Baranes Associates to design a White House ballroom after disagreements with McCrery Architects.
White House spokesman Davis R. Ingle says Baranes will help realize Trump's vision for the project.
The project is the White House's most significant addition since the Oval Office.
Trump’s ambitions call for a ballroom more than four times larger than the 20,000-square-foot ballroom at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida.