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Trump's $400M Ballroom Expansion Faces Legal Challenge

1/10/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump is expanding his $400 million ballroom project with a second-story West Wing colonnade.
Architect Shalom Baranes says the addition would restore symmetry with the East Wing, which will include a 1,000-person ballroom.
A lawsuit by the National Trust for Historic Preservation alleges construction began without necessary approvals.
The National Capital Planning Commission will vote on the plans in early March.

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U.S. President Donald Trump is expanding his $400 million ballroom project with a second-story West Wing colonnade.
Architect Shalom Baranes says the addition would restore symmetry with the East Wing, which will include a 1,000-person ballroom.
A lawsuit by the National Trust for Historic Preservation alleges construction began without necessary approvals.
The National Capital Planning Commission will vote on the plans in early March.