President Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday that the military is building a “massive complex” under the White House ballroom.
The information “has come out recently because of a stupid lawsuit that was filed, but the military is building a massive complex under the ballroom, and that’s under construction, and we’re doing very well,” Trump told reporters on Air Force Once. “So we’re ahead of schedule.”
News outlets previously reported that a military bunker under the East Wing would be renovated. The East Wing was demolished in October for the president’s $400 million ballroom, sparking criticism from many Democrats and preservation advocates.
Trump told reporters in his Sunday remarks that “the ballroom essentially becomes a shed for what’s being built under.”
The president touted the ballroom plans, showing reporters pictures of the design renditions and defending the new event space as “almost a twin to the White House.”
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