Trump's Controversial East Wing Ballroom

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Trump's Controversial East Wing Ballroom


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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:10):
Good morning, listeners. This is Marcus Ellery with your White
House Daily Briefing for Thursday, October twenty third, twenty twenty five.
At the top of the news this morning, the Trump
administration has launched what is being called the most controversial
architectural project at the Wright House in generations. The entire
East wing is being demolished to make room for a

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privately funded, two hundred million dollar ballroom. The ballroom will
cover ninety thousand square feet, more than doubling the size
of the previous largest space, and will seat up to
six hundred and fifty people compared to just two hundred
in a current East room. President Trump told reporters this
morning that presidents for over one hundred and fifty years
have wanted a real ballroom at the White House, and

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described the upcoming build ask beautiful, top, top of the line.
He touted his ability to complete complicated construction on time,
saying I'm good at building things, and we're going to
build quickly. This marks the first major structural change to
the Executive mansion since the Truman Balcony in nineteen forty eight.

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Work began on the demolition Tuesday, even as the government
shutdown enters its fourth week, and thousands of federal workers
face job losses. Some members of both parties, as well
as former First Lady Hillary Clinton, have openly criticized the demolition,
arguing it disrespects the history of the People's House and
appears tone death during a government crisis. The new ballroom

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is being built with private investment funds, much of which
the President has stated he will contribute personally. A White
House dinner for potential donors was held last week, attracting
senior executives from the American tech and defense industries. CBS
News reports that guests who plush support may be officially
recognized for their contributions. Some ethics experts question whether this

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fundraising approach uses presidential access to benefit private relationships. Also
from the White House, today, President Trump welcomed NATO Secretary
General Mark Rute to the Oval Office. The leaders discussed
their efforts to end the war in Ukraine, with the
United States announcing new sanctions against Russia's largest oil companies

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in a bid to pressure Vladimir Putin to negotiate. Plans
for a summit with Putin were abruptly canceled after the
President judged that Moscow was unwilling to compromise. Looking ahead,
President Trump is reportedly preparing to host Saudi Crown Prince
Mohammed bin Salma next month as work intensifies to restore
relations with golf Arab nations following worsening tenss in the

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Middle East. The upcoming visit would be the Crown Prince's
first to the United States since the killing of journalist
Jamal Koushoki. Listeners, that's your White House news update for today.
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