Trump Ballroom Trashed Over Its Humiliating Design Flaws
Source: daily beast
GAUDY BALLROOM
Design experts are putting Trumps vanity project on blast.
Annabella Rosciglione Published Mar. 29 2026 12:28PM EDT
Architects are warning that President Donald Trumps ballroom vanity project has disastrous design flaws.
The National Capital Planning Commission, which Trump has stacked with loyalists, is expected to take a final vote on the ballroom on April 2. But the president has already entirely demolished the East Wing to make way for the new event space.
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-east-wing-ballroom-trashed-over-its-humiliating-design-flaws/
Molly Ploofkins
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Trump's ballroom has countless design flaws. New York Times does a deep dive...
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Design experts are putting Trumps vanity project on blast.
Design experts are putting Trumpâs vanity project on blast.
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast.bsky.social) 2026-03-29T16:53:59.501277Z
flashman13
(2,397 posts)Yonnie3
(19,452 posts)A place for the graceless child in chief to store and show off his toys.
flashman13
(2,397 posts)FakeNoose
(41,616 posts)We haven't seen - or been told - what's supposed to be built underground. Namely his "war room/bunker" where he plans to survive World War III. Let's just keep delaying this mess until he's finally out of there. I'm Ok with that.

paleotn
(22,209 posts)I think on of George C. Scott's best performances.
live love laugh
(16,382 posts)Jojo Maximum
(2 posts)I realize there are jobs here, few and probably when done won't get paid if tRump's history is at play here. But, then again he claims it's not our money--but it is.
So, stop building the thing.
muriel_volestrangler
(106,193 posts)Staircases are normally functional - for people to go up. Here, it's not just that the entrance to the building is not beyond the staircase, but that there's a pair of columns right at the top, disrupting the flow of the stairs. The columns aren't needed - that's what steel reinforcing is for - so they look more like the side of a Greek temple, rather than any entrance, and the staircase looks like a mistake that was made during construction.
It has a slight feel of the first Fawlty Towers episode - "The Builders".
Dave Id
(282 posts)Just another monument to himself.
mwmisses4289
(4,172 posts)for all he claims he's hiring the best architects.
PatSeg
(53,214 posts)It's like he's trying to recreate ancient Rome or Athens. He clearly has an "Emperor mentality", nothing associated with the U.S.
Joinfortmill
(21,153 posts)bobalew
(439 posts)Where everything goes to DIE!
cstanleytech
(28,470 posts)It's way of compensating for having smaller hands than everyone else because he'll enter from the larger private entrance door inside.
Vinca
(53,985 posts)CrispyQ
(40,969 posts)What a hideous piece of shit.
JoseBalow
(9,485 posts)Starting with restoring the Whitehouse to Obama era condition. That better be a part of the 2028 Democratic party platform.
rubbersole
(11,221 posts)Squaredeal
(733 posts)and pay to restore the White House.
Submariner
(13,365 posts)it just isn't right.
C_U_L8R
(49,382 posts)As a warning to future generations.
chouchou
(3,141 posts)Never mind..
FadedMullet
(923 posts)Martin68
(27,729 posts)wnylib
(26,005 posts)down and replaced.
The rose garden can be brought back.
His ugly face and name can be removed.
FakeNoose
(41,616 posts)
riversedge
(80,793 posts)The New York Times takes an architectural look at the coming White House ballroom and finds there is a lot of ornamental stairs to no where and faux windows with bathroom stalls behind them
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riversedge
(80,793 posts)Shocker. This ballroom is a metaphor for Trump's entire existence. Gaudy, ugly, elitist, overblown, destructive, pointless, without grace or harmony or authenticity.
It feels like he's building a gargantuan and tasteless mausoleum 🙏
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progressoid
(53,177 posts)Wednesdays
(22,590 posts)That'd be such a shame, eh?
oasis
(53,684 posts)Soul_of_Wit
(101 posts)The whole point is the grift. Step 1: Get donors to donate to Donald for its construction. Step 2: There is no step 2.
ffr
(23,396 posts)and anything else this orange underwear stain changed. I don't care how much it costs!