The work will start in September in order to end “long before” the end of the second term of the Republican on January 20, 2029. “For 150 years, the presidents, governments and the staff of the White House awaited a large reception hall in the White House,” said Karoline Leavitt. Obviously, the construction of this new building which will be able to accommodate no less than 650 people has a cost that Mr. Trump himself intends to take on with the help of private donors. In total, they will have to pay some $ 200 million for this ballroom.
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But the project, deemed more than necessary by the administration, makes teeth cringe, teaches us the New York Times. And this, for several reasons. First, funding. Indeed, the spokesperson for the White House had a certain mystery around private donors who were going to support the project. “It’s absolutely scandalous!” Reacted Katheen Clark, law professor at Washington University in Saint-Louis, with the New York Times. “Trump feels strengthened, he feels like he can do everything.” What is mainly worried? The possibility of seeing personalities investing money in the hope of influencing the head of state. As during the saga around the plane offered by Qatar, the experts fear that these funding transform into a bridge pot.
The other stumbling block concerns the preservation of heritage. Voices rise against these arrangements which could change the face of the iconic building of the city of Washington DC. The White House Cabinet Chef, Susie Wiles, said in the process that the administration counted working in perfect collaboration with the Committee for the Preservation of the White House. However, the recommendations of this committee are not binding. So in Trump to listen to this organization or not in the development of his ballroom. “This could harm the global integrity of the site,” said Richard Longstreth, professor of American studies at George Washington University.
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Finally, the agenda planned for renovations is also perplexed. Deemed too ambitious, the deadline would endanger taking into account the security aspect essential for such a building. “It is the White House. She must be able to resist a terrorist attack,” said Jonathan Jarvis, former director of the National Park Service and head of the maintenance of the White House and its land, at the New York Times.
