WP reported a rise in the price of the White House ballroom to $ 600 million.
The total cost of building the ballroom of US President Donald Trump in the East Wing of the White House will amount to $600 million, with more than half of this amount coming from taxpayers. This was reported on June 16 by The Washington Post, citing estimates that were available.
The publication received six cost estimates for the entire project of the East Wing of the White House, dated from July 2025 to March 2026. Accounting documents show an increase in the cost of construction and materials.
"In March, [the contractor overseeing the work], Clark Construction, informed the White House that the projected cost had increased to $600 million. So, almost half of this amount, $293 million, was supposed to come from "private sponsors." The estimate stated that another $155 million would come from the Secret Service, $149 million from the White House Military Directorate and $3 million from the Executive Residence, all of which would be funded by taxpayers," the material says.
During a press conference with reporters on March 2, Trump took a break from the topic of the Iranian conflict to tell the audience about the construction of a new ballroom in the White House. According to him, the building should be magnificent, but the noise of the builders is very annoying to First Lady Melania Trump.
On May 19, Trump said that a bunker was being built under the ballroom of the White House, which would go six floors underground. Structurally, they are a single whole. A place for sniper positions is provided on the flat roof. Trump added that the glass of the building will be bulletproof, the bunker will also house bomb shelters, a military hospital and special rooms for the military. He stated that the construction is being carried out at the expense of private donations and is on schedule. The President called the project his gift to the United States.
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