Trump's White House Ballroom Raises Ethics and Funding Concerns 

What is the price of the new ballroom at the White House, and is President Donald Trump covering the entire cost? A: According to the White House, Trump and "

other patriot donors" would cover the ballroom's estimated $250 million cost. The White House stated that $200 million has been pledged thus far, but it did not specify the amount that the president would contribute.

 The project and the impact donors would have on federal policies have been questioned by ethics experts and Democratic leaders.

COMPLETE REPLY On July 31, the White House declared that Trump and "other patriot donors" would cover the $200 million cost of building a 90,000-square-foot ballroom that would be used as a "event space" for state dinners and other special events.

 The president has stated time and time again that he will cover the cost of the ballroom. He also raised the price estimate in the middle of September, telling reporters, "I'm paying for it." That's a costly ballroom, and the country isn't.

 It will probably cost $250 million. Many readers have emailed us to enquire about the price and funding source for the ballroom that is being built as part of the White House complex.

To raise money for the construction of the ballroom, the president held a dinner at the White House on October 15. 

According to the New York Times, the party was attended by "wealthy supporters" of Trump's presidential campaign as well as representatives from Amazon, Apple, Caterpillar, Coinbase Global, Comcast, Google, Lockheed Martin, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Palantir Technologies, and T-Mobile.

 "Nearly $200 million has so far been pledged to fund the new ballroom," a White House spokesperson informed us in an email on October 21, the day after construction on the East Wing, the site of the ballroom, started. 

When asked how much Trump himself had promised, the spokesperson remained silent.