White House says it will submit ballroom plans for review, with demolition already under way

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Source: Reuters

The White House said on Tuesday it will submit plans for President Donald Trump's $250 million White House ballroom project to a body that oversees federal building construction, even though demolition work began earlier this week.

Trump reveled on Tuesday in the demolition sounds by construction workers for the ballroom addition to the White House, the first major change to the historic property in decades.

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Speaking to Republican lawmakers gathered in the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday, Trump noted the noises of demolition work coming from the other side of the grounds.

"You probably hear the beautiful sound of construction to the back," he said, sighing approvingly. "That's music to my ears. I love that sound. Other people don't like it. ... When I hear that sound it reminds me of money."

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/white-house-says-it-will-submit-ballroom-plans-review-with-demolition-already-2025-10-22/

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According to the SOB's flunkies, no one should care that Trump lied when he said his plans wouldn't require demolishing the existing building, because "the scope and size was always subject to vary as the project developed."

The White House says reaction to the destruction was "manufactured outrage."

A Treasury official said the order to their employees not to share photos of the destruction they overlook in their building was because the photos "could potentially reveal sensitive items, including security features or confidential structural details."