This is 866% more than was spent in 2025 on improving the part of the White House where the president lives. Then the work cost $39 million.
The budget for fiscal year 2027 includes a request for approximately $6 million in appropriations, Politico points out.
A spokesperson for the Office of Management and Budget told the media that the funds are earmarked for a range of renovations, not just the presidential residence. However, he did not answer the question of what specific projects they would be sent to.
However, as Politico writes, Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to renovate the White House. He has publicly shared plans to update living spaces, including bathrooms and more ambitious projects such as expanding the entertainment space.
At the center of these efforts is the proposed new White House Ballroom, an approximately $400 million project that will significantly expand the complex's capacity to host large-scale events.
The plan calls for a large extension capable of hosting hundreds of guests at a time.
The project has already faced legal problems, but emphasizes the administration's interest in restructuring the functioning of the White House as a residence, the media adds.
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Trump announced plans to build a ballroom at the White House on August 1. The hall will have an area of 90 thousand square feet (over 8.3 thousand m²) and can accommodate 650 guests.
On July 31, when the White House officially announced the project, its cost was estimated at approximately $200 million; Trump later announced a new price of approximately $250 million. On October 22, the president said that it would cost “approximately $300 million.” Among The largest donors are Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Coinbase, Meta, as well as the arms manufacturer Lockheed Martin. Individuals include Gemini cryptocurrency exchange co-founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and his family, and Trump also said he would invest his own money in the ballroom.
The ballroom could be the biggest structural change to the executive residence in more than 70 years. CNN.
On April 1, US federal judge Richard Leon stopped construction of the ballroom. Trump said he would appeal.
