'Vulgar, Like Trump': Critics Pan 'Grotesque' Image Of Planned White House Ballroom [View all]

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'Vulgar, Like Trump': Critics Pan 'Grotesque' Image Of Planned White House Ballroom

The president's latest vanity project is getting slammed on social media.

By Ed Mazza
Sep 26, 2025, 12:00 AM EDT

President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom at the White House isn’t getting rave reviews from critics on social media.

The 90,000-square-foot ballroom, announced over the summer, will dwarf the White House main residence, which is 55,000 square feet, not counting the East Wing and West Wing.

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Trump said in July the ballroom would be funded “by donors or whatever” and not taxpayer dollars.

But critics noted that the oversized building stands as a monument to excess at a time when Trump has slashed federal programs in medical research, education, food and health care.

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