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Trump seeks 'mammoth' amount for even more White House renovations: report
These numbers are crazy
— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-04-03T23:20:22.854Z
https://www.rawstory.com/2676663322/
President Donald Trump seeks hundreds of millions of dollars to renovate the White House residence, according to a new budget request.
The administration’s fiscal 2026 proposal includes more than $377 million “for repairs and renovations to the executive residence,” with another $174 million projected for 2027, according to budget documents reported by Politico.
That represents “a mammoth 866 percent increase over the $39 million estimated to have been spent in fiscal 2025 on sprucing up the area of the White House where the president lives.”....
Trump has made upgrading the White House complex a priority in his second term.
“At the center of that effort is the proposed new White House ballroom, a roughly $400 million project that would dramatically expand the complex’s capacity for large-scale events,” Politico reported. “The plan envisions a sprawling addition capable of hosting hundreds of guests at once, replacing the current reliance on temporary tents on the South Lawn for state dinners and major receptions.”
The administration’s fiscal 2026 proposal includes more than $377 million “for repairs and renovations to the executive residence,” with another $174 million projected for 2027, according to budget documents reported by Politico.
That represents “a mammoth 866 percent increase over the $39 million estimated to have been spent in fiscal 2025 on sprucing up the area of the White House where the president lives.”....
Trump has made upgrading the White House complex a priority in his second term.
“At the center of that effort is the proposed new White House ballroom, a roughly $400 million project that would dramatically expand the complex’s capacity for large-scale events,” Politico reported. “The plan envisions a sprawling addition capable of hosting hundreds of guests at once, replacing the current reliance on temporary tents on the South Lawn for state dinners and major receptions.”
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I'm sick of him destroying the White House and turning into... whatever the fuck he's turning it into. And does he deserve any of it? Fucking hell no! 
