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Trump’s plan for White House ballroom sparks outrage from his critics
- On August 1, 2025, President Donald Trump unveiled the finished makeover of the Rose Garden adjacent to the Oval Office, featuring a new paved patio that replaced the garden's central grassy area.
- Trump initiated the overhaul due to the original grass being too wet and inconvenient for events, especially for women wearing high heels.
- The redesigned garden now features concrete paving with American flag-shaped drainage grates and Presidential Seals at all four corners, improving drainage and accessibility.
- Trump said, “The grass is always wet” and “Women, with the high heels, it just didn’t work,” citing these as reasons for the change.
- The renovation sparked criticism on social media describing the redesign as “gross” or “appalling,” reflecting divided public opinion about replacing the historic lawn.
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s $200 million plan to construct a new golden ballroom at the White House is not just a monument to narcissism. It is statecraft by spectacle, financed by national rot. The timing is not subtle. It arrives alongside his “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” a federal budget that sla...
The U.S. president announced that a large ballroom would be built at the White House. The building will accommodate up to 650 people. A development deemed indispensable by its administration, but not by experts who are even rather worried... ...
PoliticsDonald Trump has the White House's rose garden concreted – critics are horrified. A gigantic ballroom is also planned. Is a radical reconstruction of the US presidential residence threatening?
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