{"id":201419,"date":"2026-02-14T14:51:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T12:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=201419"},"modified":"2026-02-14T14:51:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T12:51:21","slug":"awaiting-commission-approval-trump-plans-a-grand-400-million-ballroom-at-the-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/awaiting-commission-approval-trump-plans-a-grand-400-million-ballroom-at-the-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"AWAITING COMMISSION APPROVAL: Trump Plans a Grand $400 Million Ballroom at the White House!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The project to build a ballroom at the <strong>White House<\/strong>, initiated by U.S. President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong>, could receive planning approval from Washington authorities as early as the beginning of March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Trump administration demolished the White House\u2019s East Wing in October to make room for a $400 million extension covering approximately 8,400 square meters, which has been stated will be privately financed, <strong>Reuters<\/strong> reported today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Renovation of the neoclassical complex is planned for the summer of 2028 and represents part of the most extensive reshaping of the U.S. capital\u2019s landscape in decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>National Capital Planning Commission<\/strong> announced that on March 5 it will consider approval of preliminary and final site and construction plans, according to a draft agenda published online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The commission is one of two federal bodies\u2014along with the <strong>U.S. Commission of Fine Arts<\/strong>\u2014responsible for overseeing major construction projects in the Washington area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neither of the two institutions is expected to block or delay the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump appointed several members to both commissions, and his former lawyer, Will Scharf, chairs the National Capital Planning Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, the project is the subject of court proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-serbiantimes-info wp-block-embed-serbiantimes-info\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Rxznc5C3fO\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/zivotna-prica-sekija-turkovica-bio-sam-na-vrhu-zaradjivao-milione-a-onda-u-cikagu-vozio-kamione-pa-kopao-kanale-mesao-malter-sad-opet-pevam-i-srecan-sam-video\/\">\u017dIVOTNA PRI\u010cA \u0160EKIJA TURKOVI\u0106A: Bio sam na vrhu, zara\u0111ivao milione, a onda u \u010cikagu vozio kombi, pa kopao kanale, me\u0161ao malter&#8230; Sad opet pevam i sre\u0107an sam! 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