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A new report left critics aghast Friday as it claimed donors to President Donald Trump's luxurious new White House ballroom may get their names enshrined in the building "forever."
Trump is building the addition, a project described as the most significant renovation of the White House since Harry Truman. The ballroom is planned as part of a 90,000-square-foot expansion of the East Wing, will cover about 25,000 square feet and seat up to 900 guests.
The estimated cost is around $200 million, and Trump has vowed he'd pay for the addition, though it is being funded privately by Trump and donors. CBS News reported Friday that special incentives were under consideration for wealthy elites willing to pony up for Trump's pet project. Among the options: having their names "etched inside the White House forever," or having their names placed on a website. A final decision has not been made.
Predictably, critics were none too happy with the news, with many dubbing it a "pay-to-play" scheme.
https://www.rawstory.com/white-house-ballroom-2674011165/
WiVoter
(1,557 posts)I want a colossal waste of money and time.
Midnight Writer
(25,156 posts)Where did those guys go?
Bernardo de La Paz
(60,320 posts)Ocelot II
(129,271 posts)What happens to it when Trump is no longer president? Will it become government property? Could a new president repurpose it or tear it down?
kentuck
(115,143 posts)...and put a beautiful rose garden inside.
Red Mountain
(2,267 posts)but a greenhouse would be wonderful.
Fill it full of botanical specimens from around the world.
newdeal2
(4,840 posts)Maybe we can reuse Trumps Home Depot gold finish to hide the names.
pecosbob
(8,316 posts)D_Master81
(2,344 posts)I hope it happens. It would do my heart good to see $200 million of Trump do or money leveled to the ground
MorbidButterflyTat
(4,228 posts)Just don't have the energy to get worked up over this prognostication.
Nothing is forever.
odins folly
(554 posts)Sells a 9in angle grinder for around $99 if youre an inside track member
struggle4progress
(125,390 posts)Epstein's clients' names to be engraved in perpetuity into walls!
Former Rose Garden repaved for Trump Mausoleum!
Trump now able to lie beneath car park like English hero, Richard III