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Trump Purchases Marble for White House Ballroom During Florida Motorcade Stop

His hands-on move precedes a court-ordered public planning review scheduled next week.

Overview

  • The motorcade stopped at Arc Stone & Tile in Lake Worth Beach from 9:46 to 10:51 a.m., with reporters kept outside, before continuing to Trump International Golf Club.
  • A White House official said the president bought marble and onyx at his own expense for the project.
  • The planned addition is roughly 90,000 square feet with a capacity of 999 and a current price tag the president puts near $400 million from private funds, including his own.
  • The East Wing was demolished in October, drawing legal challenges that led a judge to require consultations with the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts.
  • Updated plans are slated for an NCPC public information meeting on Jan. 8, with a CFA session expected the following week as the White House targets completion before January 2029.