The White House did not specify why architects are being swapped on the project. The Washington Post reported that James McCrery and Trump clashed over the scope of the project and that McCrery’s small firm wasn’t able to meet deadlines in the large-scale project. Read more
Los Angeles Times - Dec 05
Dozens of companies and wealthy individuals have given money toward President Trump's $300 million White House ballroom project. Many have also sought favorable policies from his administration. Read more
Cbs News - Oct 25
Just outside the White House on Thursday, in the carnival atmosphere just outside the north gates, a woman bearing the sign that read “Geneva” shouted, over and over again, “The demolition is illegal! The demolition is a federal crime.” Inside, at the White House briefing, Press Secretary Karolin... Read more
Deadline - Oct 24
CNN's Erin Burnett digs into list of donors funding President Trump's $300 million renovation project to the White House East Wing - and their ties to Crypto which is fueling Trump's wealth. Read more
Cnn - Oct 24Trump said on Wednesday that the project will cost "about $300 million." Among the major donors are several Big Tech companies. Read more
Business Insider - Oct 23
Alex Wong / Getty ImagesThe cost of Donald Trump’s White House ballroom has skyrocketed to $300 million as the president moves to bulldoze more of the historic site than initially suggested.But as anger grows over the East Wing being demolished to make way for the project, Trump doubled down on W... Read more
The Daily Beast - Oct 23
Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesDonald Trump has suggested that a $230 million payment he is reportedly eyeing off as compensation for his past legal battles could be used to help fund his controversial White House ballroom.As demolition continued on the East Wing of the White House on Tuesday, reports... Read more
The Daily Beast - Oct 22
President Donald Trump said in July that construction of his White House ballroom "won't interfere with the current building," referring to the East Wing. Read more
Cnbc - Oct 21
Construction on President Trump's White House ballroom began Monday with at least a partial demolition of the East Wing. Read more
New York Daily News - Oct 21
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty ImagesDonald Trump has delivered a supremely anticlimactic reveal of the site of the new $250 million White House ballroom at an exclusive dinner to thank the people who helped fund his pet project.Trump, 79, filled the East Room on Wednesday with cashed-... Read more
The Daily Beast - Oct 16
