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douglas9

(5,219 posts)
Sat Oct 25, 2025, 05:50 AM Saturday

Trump likely to name White House ballroom after himself, officials say

President Donald Trump will likely name his new $300 million White House ballroom after himself, according to senior administration officials.

Already, officials are referring to it as "The President Donald J. Trump Ballroom." That name will likely stick, ABC News was told.

Trump has not publicly said what he intends to name the ballroom, but he is known for branding his construction projects after himself -- and it appears this project will be no different.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-white-house-ballroom-after-officials/story?id=126843455

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Trump likely to name White House ballroom after himself, officials say (Original Post) douglas9 Saturday OP
Wrong!!! It's The Epstein Ballroom. IcyPeas Saturday #1
Epsitine memorial ballroom. WmChris Saturday #10
Surpise surprise kerouac2 Saturday #2
Assuming it's ever finished DFW Saturday #3
Droopy Poopy's outhouse? imanamerican63 Saturday #4
Trump will try to rename everything in DC and erect big Trump signs everywhere. Lonestarblue Saturday #5
What is named can be renamed johnnyfins Saturday #6
Why would we want it named after anything else? tavernier Saturday #7
Most annoying comment about the ballroom TheFarseer Saturday #8
I want this new ballroom OBLITERATED, just as soon as possible. Paladin Saturday #9
Too late, we already named it "The Epstein Ballroom". Emile Saturday #11

kerouac2

(1,365 posts)
2. Surpise surprise
Sat Oct 25, 2025, 06:19 AM
Saturday

Will likely be renamed after he's dead and gone just like the Mussolini ballroom and the Hitler hotel.

DFW

(59,225 posts)
3. Assuming it's ever finished
Sat Oct 25, 2025, 06:24 AM
Saturday

Between January 21, 2029 and the time it's torn down, it is certain to be named something else.

Lonestarblue

(13,034 posts)
5. Trump will try to rename everything in DC and erect big Trump signs everywhere.
Sat Oct 25, 2025, 06:36 AM
Saturday

The white House becomes Trump House.

Reagan Airport becomes Trump Airport.

All museums on the Mall become Trump museums, as in Trump’s Museum of the Holocaust or the Trump Air and Space Museum.

Undoing everything Trump will cost taxpayers a fortune.

tavernier

(14,037 posts)
7. Why would we want it named after anything else?
Sat Oct 25, 2025, 07:27 AM
Saturday

It will reek Gaudy, Crass Crap so his name will be the only one that will fit… until the next president removes the gold flocked wallpaper, linoleum floor tiles, and glitter disco balls.

TheFarseer

(9,702 posts)
8. Most annoying comment about the ballroom
Sat Oct 25, 2025, 07:50 AM
Saturday

That I keep seeing: “I don’t know why liberals want me to be mad about a free ballroom?” Do they not know how anything works? Billionaire donates to Trump’s ballroom ( or inauguration or buys his Memecoin or whatever). Billionaire’s company gets sweetheart government contracts or the criminal investigation or the audit goes away or someone gets a presidential pardon, or their products are now exempt from tariffs or regulations. That free ballroom gets mighty expensive!

Paladin

(31,846 posts)
9. I want this new ballroom OBLITERATED, just as soon as possible.
Sat Oct 25, 2025, 08:04 AM
Saturday

Regardless of cost, I want it gone, with the same speed, and brutality, and media coverage, and lack of official approval with which the East Wing was destroyed. It will be worth every penny, to prevent a trump-named structure in DC from being used for moneyed celebrations for the next 500 years. If public funds are required to make this happen, I'll contribute what I can. If the structure must remain standing, then let it be repurposed to a food kitchen for the homeless or a center for unwed mothers---with the clear understanding that the trump name is never ever to be used in connection with it.

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