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Mary Trump Slams White House's $400M Ballroom Project

1/14/2026

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Mary Trump, niece of U.S. President Donald Trump, calls the White House's $400 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom an "obscene grotesquerie" in a YouTube video.
The project, part of renovations since his return to the White House, is slated for completion by late 2028.
The Daily Beast has reached out to the White House for comments.

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Mary Trump, niece of U.S. President Donald Trump, calls the White House's $400 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom an "obscene grotesquerie" in a YouTube video.
The project, part of renovations since his return to the White House, is slated for completion by late 2028.
The Daily Beast has reached out to the White House for comments.