President Donald Trump will likely name the new $300 million White House ballroom after him, according to senior administration officials.
Donald Trump presented the ballroom project PHOTO: X
Already, officials refer to the building as the “President Donald J. Trump's BallroomThat name will likely stick, according to ABC News.
Trump hasn't publicly said what he plans to name the ballroom, but he's known for branding his construction projects after himself — and it looks like this project will be no different.
When asked Thursday by ABC News' chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce if he already had a name for his ballroom, Trump smiled and said, “I won't go into that now.”
The entire East Wing of the White House was demolished to make way for Trump's 90,000 square foot ballroom.
A White House official confirmed to ABC News that $350 million has been raised for the ballroom project, saying the president “received such positive and overwhelming support for the ballroom so it continues to receive donations.”
The official said future construction would still cost $300 million as of now, but did not say what Trump plans to do with the additional $50 million raised.
Asked Thursday by ABC News White House correspondent Karen Travers how much of his own money he plans to donate to the ballroom, Trump said: “Oh, millions of dollars. Yeah. Well, I also give, you know, I give a lot of money to the White House. The White House is, as you know, I give my salary, and I usually like to direct it to the White House, because this house has been a little abandoned.”
