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Published 15:55 18 Mar 2026 GMT
Melania's four-word question to Trump as she grows increasingly agitated by new ballroom
Donald Trump revealed that Melania Trump asked him one simple question about his new ballroom as she becomes increasingly frustrated by it.
The work has been ongoing for some time now, and Melania has apparently had enough, according to her husband.
Donald Trump’s new ballroom is very important to him
It would be fair to say that Donald Trump is very concerned with his legacy in the presidency.
He’s created the ‘Board of Peace’ and was clearly very put out that he didn’t receive the Nobel Peace Prize, and he even named the Kennedy Center after himself, much to many people’s annoyance.
What’s more, Trump has taken it upon himself to significantly remodel the White House, adding a touch of gold to everything, an autopen portrait here and there, but - most noticeably - a brand new and hugely expensive ballroom tacked onto the side.
It seems as if he’s very proud of it.
Speaking at the annual St Patrick’s Day Shamrock Bowl, at which the Prime Minister of Ireland - the Taoiseach - Michéal Martin, presented him with a bowl full of, you’ve guessed it, shamrock.
At that event, Trump said: "I'm delighted to welcome everyone to the beautiful White House.
“There's just no place like it, right?
“We have a beautiful addition that's going to be added on very soon. You've probably heard about it."
Then, he opened up on the ongoing renovation project.
"It is like a knockout panel behind that curtain.
“You will be looking into a deep foundation, very deep into the ground.
“Next time you come back, you're going to see the most beautiful ballroom in the world.”
Of course, redeveloping one of the most famous and historic houses in the world takes time, and - according to the POTUS himself - ‘a lot of work’.
That includes some noisy work that goes on using tools.
Melania is sick of the work going on at the White House
Discussing that loud work, Trump continued: "I hear the pile drivers going.
"I love the sound of those pile drivers…”
However, he then revealed: "My wife doesn't love it too much in the morning.”
In fact, she keeps asking: “Will they ever stop?”
According to the President, the noise will all be done in ‘another few months’, and hopefully the ballroom will be something that other presidents will keep afterwards.
The next question is - once Trump is done with this, will that be the end of the renovations? After all, there is still a few years left of his presidency.
Well, his Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt isn’t so sure, and while she admitted that she doesn’t know about any further plans, she added: “He is a builder at heart, clearly, and so his heart and his mind are always churning about how to improve things here on the White House grounds.
“At this moment in time, of course, the ballroom is the president's main priority.”
The ballroom is intended to be completed before Trump leaves the residence for good - unless he does manage to find a way to a third term - in January 2029.