After bulldozing the White House Rose Garden and gold leafing the Oval Office, President Donald Trump plans to give the East Wing of the White House a full Mar-a-Lago-style makeover. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced construction on a new White House ballroom will begin in September and will wrap up before the end of Trump’s term.

Melania Trump is packing up her things — sort of. Donald Trump's Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Thursday, July 31, that the White House's East Wing will be home to a new ballroom, which she called a "much-needed and exquisite addition.

The post Trump expands White House with Rose Garden overhaul, $200m ballroom appeared first on Salon.com. President Trump is reshaping the White House grounds, replacing the iconic Rose Garden lawn with a stone patio and planning a $200 million ballroom in the East Wing.