Trump White House ballroom unlikely to get WHCD buy-in — or end president's off-site events, critics say

A member of the media raises her hand for a question as U.S. President Donald Trump talks while holding up renderings of the planned White House ballroom, aboard Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., March 29, 2026. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Donald Trump , top officials in his administration and many MAGA figures are strongly pushing for a White House ballroom to be built, citing a shooting incident just outside the White House Correspondents' Association …