Overview

• On August 6, Trump announced on Truth Social that his first second-term paycheck, totaling $400,000, was donated to the White House Historical Association
• Completed enhancements at the White House include two nearly 100-foot flagpoles on the South and North Lawns, a new Rose Garden patio for events and revamped Oval Office décor
• A planned 900,000-square-foot State Ballroom off the East Wing is estimated to cost $200 million and will break ground in September
• Funding for the ballroom and other projects will come exclusively from Trump and private donors rather than taxpayer dollars
• Historical records contradict Trump’s claim of exclusivity, showing Herbert Hoover and John F. Kennedy also refused and donated their presidential salaries