The White House announces a new 90,000 square feet, $200 million dollar White House ballroom with construction starting in September. "The White House State Ballroom will be a much-needed and exquisite addition of approximately 90,000 total square feet of innately designed and carefully crafted space, with a seated capacity of 650 people — a significant increase from the 200-person seated capacity in the East Room of the White House." "The White House Ballroom will be substantially separated from the main building of the White House, but at the same time, its theme and architectural heritage will be almost identical." "The project will begin in September 2025, and it is expected to be completed long before the end of President Trump’s term." "The site of the new ballroom will be where the small, heavily changed, and reconstructed East Wing currently sits."