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Trump Ballroom Trashed Over Its Humiliating Design Flaws [View all]

Source: daily beast

GAUDY BALLROOM
Design experts are putting Trump’s vanity project on blast.

Annabella Rosciglione Published Mar. 29 2026 12:28PM EDT

Architects are warning that President Donald Trump’s 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 Trump’s vanity project on blast.

Design experts are putting Trumpâ€™s vanity project on blast.
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast.bsky.social) 2026-03-29T16:53:59.501277Z

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Trump Ballroom Trashed Over Its Humiliating Design Flaws [View all] riversedge Sunday OP

This building has all the design grace of a shoe box in which a child would store their toys. flashman13 Sunday #1

It seems then that the design fits the intended purpose Yonnie3 Sunday #2

A very astute observation. flashman13 Sunday #4

This only shows the disaster that's planned for above ground FakeNoose Sunday #3

Is that where they'll install the "Big Board?" paleotn Sunday #19

Why'd it take this long? It was obvious from the beginning. live love laugh Sunday #5

Stop building it! Jojo Maximum Sunday #6

It is very weird to have a large outside staircase leading to ... a couple of columns muriel_volestrangler Sunday #7

Not meant to be a functioning ballroom? Dave Id Sunday #8

Well duh, of course it's flawed, t is designing it, mwmisses4289 Sunday #9

OMG that's atrocious PatSeg Sunday #10

He thinks he's building an Acropolis, but what he's really building is an Apocalypse Joinfortmill Sunday #11

not an acropolis but a necropolis bobalew Sunday #17

That's because he is having it designed and built as a throne room plus he likes people entering from smaller doors. cstanleytech Sunday #12

Stairs to nowhere. That's pretty much a symbol of Trump. Vinca Sunday #13

The grand entrance is basically a servant's entrance. Maybe that was the point? CrispyQ Sunday #14

Everything drumpf does must be undone JoseBalow Sunday #15

Along with Tribunals. rubbersole Sunday #20

The donors need to pay to tear it down... Squaredeal Sunday #22

It doesn't make sense to have a White House structure dedicated to a pedophile Submariner Sunday #16

It should be left a gaping pit C_U_L8R Sunday #18

Wow! Looks like the design was made out in a 6 year old per....ah...oh... chouchou Sunday #21

This Fall's election can't come soon enough. I'd like to see Congress put a stop to this in some creative way. FadedMullet Sunday #23

Totally McMansion-style Trump white elephant! You can't even enter from the colonnaded front steps! WTF! Martin68 Sunday #24

When he's gone, his egotistical atrocities can be torn wnylib Sunday #25

Yes! Everything he does now can be undone when he's gone FakeNoose Sunday #26

"there is a lot of ornamental stairs to no where and faux windows with bathroom stalls behind them" riversedge Sunday #27

Shocker. This ballroom is a metaphor for Trump's entire existence. Gaudy, ugly, elitist, overblown, destructive, pointle riversedge Sunday #28

Its like somebody bought some discount architecture software. progressoid Sunday #29

Maybe it'll collapse with The Felon and all his sycophants inside. Wednesdays Sunday #30

Everything Trump touches turns to shit. oasis Yesterday #31

It makes more sense if you realize it was never meant to actually be built Soul_of_Wit Yesterday #32

Who cares. I want it torn down as soon as possible. Restore the existing building ffr Yesterday #33