White House to Present Updated Plans for Trump’s Ballroom
The New York Times••nation
Key Points:
- The Trump administration plans to present updated designs for the president’s new 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom to the National Capital Planning Commission on Thursday, with the meeting expected to be live-streamed.
- After initially submitting plans in December, the administration is responding to pressure from historic preservationists and legal challenges by agreeing to a formal review process, with final presentations scheduled for February and March.
- President Trump controversially demolished the entire East Wing in October to expand the ballroom, asserting that permitting and zoning rules do not apply on White House grounds, which has sparked a federal lawsuit from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
- A federal judge has allowed the project to continue based on the administration’s commitment to undergo the review process, even as the
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