“"The military is building a massive complex under the ballroom, and that's under construction, and we're doing very well,"
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“Trump himself has pointed to the "massive complex" being built underneath the ballroom.
“Trump said the complex goes six stories deep and that the ballroom itself features a "drone-proof" roof and a "drone port."
“"The East Wing Modernization Project is inextricably tied to the security of the President, the White House grounds and the certain security infrastructure assets,"
“He also said the bunker will have bomb shelters and medical facilities.
“"Under that were designs of the ballroom. And he starts talking to us about the columns and how some of the columns are evocative of Rome. And then on the other side, the columns are evocative of Athens. And he's happy that they are a little bit either wider or more spaced apart or both than the columns at the Supreme Court. And that was like the first 15 minutes of this hour that we had."
“"An above-ground slab and topping structure is needed to ensure that key underground structures with a security purpose are properly protected and strengthened,"
“The ballroom is expected to cost around $600 million — with about half of that coming from taxpayer dollars, The Washington Post reported.
“"He is spending a huge amount of energy, mental and otherwise, on these renovation projects, beautification projects around Washington, and then monuments to self,"