Trump to build 33,000-square-foot security screening facility for White House visitors

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/us/politics/white-house-visitor-center.html

Trump Proposes New White House Visitor Screening Center
The facility would replace trailers and tents the Secret Service uses to screen visitors to the White House. It would be the latest presidential building project.
By Luke Broadwater
March 14, 2026 Updated 3:14 p.m. ET

The Trump administration is proposing to build a 33,000-square-foot security screening facility for visitors to the White House, the latest major change to the grounds overseen by President Trump.

In documents filed with the National Capital Planning Commission, administration officials described the facility, which would be partially underground, as a needed upgrade to the temporary trailers and tents the Secret Service uses to screen visitors for large events. The entrance would be located at Sherman Park, adjacent to the White House.

In its plan, the administration said it had taken a number of steps to make the proposed screening center less conspicuous, and promised to beautify the area as the facility is built.

The proposed screening center is the latest change Mr. Trump has proposed for the White House campus, which he is rapidly remaking.

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The new building will be named the Donald J. Trump Visitor Screening Center and it will cost only $200 million
Visitors will be charged a $200 processing fee, payable to the Trump Organization