Part of the White House was demolished yesterday Monday, to build in its place the future ballroom that the Donald Trumpone of the most extensive renovations in more than a century to the world-famous historic building, seat of the US presidency, journalists from Agence France-Presse found.

“I am pleased to announce that work has begun at the White House on the construction of the new, grand and beautiful ballroom”the Republican mogul announced via Truth Social.

The hall, the cost of construction of which is estimated to reach 250 million dollarsis expected to have an area of ​​more than 8,000 square meters and will be able to accommodate up to 1,000 guests. It will be used for formal dinners in honor of foreign heads of state, celebrations and other events, the US president clarified.

The imposing white section of the building with tall windows, according to the plans, will take the place of the East Wing, where the office of the first lady has traditionally been located.

This wing of the White House with the opportunity will “completely modernized” and it will be “more beautiful than ever after the work is done”assured the Donald Trump.

According to him, the new ballroom will be financed by private funds, belonging to “to generous patriots, great American companies, and yours truly”as he wrote referring to himself in the third person, without however clarifying the amount of his own contribution.

The Republican last week hosted a dinner to thank billionaires and corporations who donated to support him. Among the personalities present were representatives of large technology companies (Amazon, Apple, Meta, Google, Microsoft, Palantir) and the giant of the military industry Lockheed Martin.

After he returned to power, his stately home in Mar-a-Lago, Floridaseems to be setting a precedent as the White House morphs to his liking.

The Oval Office, for example, was decorated with gold plumes and two huge American flags.

The White House has been the residence and workplace of US presidents since 1800. The first to live there was John Adamsthe country’s second president.