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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 Mar 29 OP

This building has all the design grace of a shoe box in which a child would store their toys. flashman13 Mar 29 #1

It seems then that the design fits the intended purpose Yonnie3 Mar 29 #2

A very astute observation. flashman13 Mar 29 #4

This only shows the disaster that's planned for above ground FakeNoose Mar 29 #3

Is that where they'll install the "Big Board?" paleotn Mar 29 #19

Why'd it take this long? It was obvious from the beginning. live love laugh Mar 29 #5

Stop building it! Jojo Maximum Mar 29 #6

It is very weird to have a large outside staircase leading to ... a couple of columns muriel_volestrangler Mar 29 #7

Not meant to be a functioning ballroom? Dave Id Mar 29 #8

Well duh, of course it's flawed, t is designing it, mwmisses4289 Mar 29 #9

OMG that's atrocious PatSeg Mar 29 #10

He thinks he's building an Acropolis, but what he's really building is an Apocalypse Joinfortmill Mar 29 #11

not an acropolis but a necropolis bobalew Mar 29 #17

That's because he is having it designed and built as a throne room plus he likes people entering from smaller doors. cstanleytech Mar 29 #12

Stairs to nowhere. That's pretty much a symbol of Trump. Vinca Mar 29 #13

The grand entrance is basically a servant's entrance. Maybe that was the point? CrispyQ Mar 29 #14

Everything drumpf does must be undone JoseBalow Mar 29 #15

Along with Tribunals. rubbersole Mar 29 #20

The donors need to pay to tear it down... Squaredeal Mar 29 #22

It doesn't make sense to have a White House structure dedicated to a pedophile Submariner Mar 29 #16

It should be left a gaping pit C_U_L8R Mar 29 #18

Wow! Looks like the design was made out in a 6 year old per....ah...oh... chouchou Mar 29 #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 Mar 29 #23

Totally McMansion-style Trump white elephant! You can't even enter from the colonnaded front steps! WTF! Martin68 Mar 29 #24

When he's gone, his egotistical atrocities can be torn wnylib Mar 29 #25

Yes! Everything he does now can be undone when he's gone FakeNoose Mar 29 #26

"there is a lot of ornamental stairs to no where and faux windows with bathroom stalls behind them" riversedge Mar 29 #27

Shocker. This ballroom is a metaphor for Trump's entire existence. Gaudy, ugly, elitist, overblown, destructive, pointle riversedge Mar 29 #28

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

Maybe it'll collapse with The Felon and all his sycophants inside. Wednesdays Mar 29 #30

Everything Trump touches turns to shit. oasis Mar 30 #31

It makes more sense if you realize it was never meant to actually be built Soul_of_Wit Mar 30 #32

Who cares. I want it torn down as soon as possible. Restore the existing building ffr Mar 30 #33