The approximately $200 million project will be funded by President Trump and other private donors, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said.

Does an image of a large addition that replaces the West Wing and the west colonnade of the White House accurately show what the new ballroom will look like? No, that's not true: The official renderings show the ballroom

After bulldozing the White House Rose Garden and gold leafing the Oval Office, President Donald Trump plans to give the East Wing of the White House a full Mar-a-Lago-style makeover. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced construction on a new White House ballroom will begin in September and will wrap up before the end of Trump’s term.