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Everyone is raging at one key detail as photos show true scale of Trump's new White House ballroom
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Donald Trump's ongoing vanity project has unsurprisingly rubbed people the wrong way, as new construction photos have been released.
Since beginning his second term, the US President has been adamant about replacing the iconic 1902 East Wing in the White House with a brand-new ballroom project.
It hasn't been cheap either, with the initial announcement quoting costs around $200 million, with this figure rising to $400 million at the end of 2025, before it was reported this summer that it would cost nearer to $600 million.
A chunk of the budget has come from taxpayers' money too, leaving millions of Americans even more disgruntled during the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.
Now, new photos reveal that from some angles, the ballroom appears bigger than the White House itself.
US citizens react to White House ballroom construction snaps
It's safe to say that Americans aren't best pleased with the scale of the construction, with new images revealing just how big the new ballroom will be.
Trump chose to speak about its progress in his first interaction with the media following the Republicans' humiliating defeat in the midterms, so it must mean a lot to him.
While he may have lost the Senate and the House to the Democrats, meaning Congress will be under control for the rest of his presidency, he'll always have the lavish, massive, and arguably unnecessary ballroom in the Capitol.
The public made their feelings known on X, with the former CEO of Ipsos, Ben Page, writing: "Wow, the White House ballroom is… quite something. To put it mildly."
Replying to the post, another user said: "Honestly, I wouldn't even be mad if the next administration demolishes it and builds back the old east wing.
"Just disgusting, degrading our greatest symbol of America."
"Horrible," a different account penned, adding: "The White House itself becomes the lesser of the two structures. Of course that's the idea. Trump's monument to himself takes precedence. It's shameful."
A third pointed out: "It's going to look stupid if it's bigger than the actual house, lmao," as someone agreed: "A ballroom bigger than the actual White House itself? Seriously, it's going to make for a great Amazon warehouse someday."
"The ballroom with the White House extension," a different disillusioned user simply said.
Trump's reaction to losing the midterms
The President has claimed that the historic Republican loss, which saw states like Texas, South Carolina, and Kansas turn blue for the first time in decades, was because his name wasn't on the ballot.
In a landslide victory for the Democrats, the political party won the Senate and the House, meaning that there is now a ‘lame duck’ government.
As the Democrats will hold the majority of seats in Congress, the party will have more power to influence laws, stop Trump's plans, and have a bigger say in the US' political direction until at least 2028.
During his first public appearance after the loss, Trump spent 30 minutes talking about his ballroom, as JD Vance claimed that they lost due to the Iran war.
He acknowledged the effects of this on the midterms, stating at the press conference: “I knew the war was going to impact it, but whether it impacted it or not, Iran can’t have a nuclear weapon.”