尽管之前拒绝拆除,但白宫的私人资助的2.5亿美元的舞厅开始建设,扩大了该综合体. A $250 million, privately funded White House ballroom addition began construction, expanding the complex despite prior denials of demolition.

已经开始建造的建筑费用为2.5亿美元,白宫增加了90 000平方英尺的舞厅,机组人员拆除了东翼部分外墙,为新空间腾出了空间。 Construction has begun on a $250 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom addition to the White House, with crews demolishing part of the East Wing facade to make room for the new space. 总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)宣布了社交媒体项目, 指出该项目完全由私人捐赠者出资, President Donald Trump announced the project on social media, stating it is fully funded by private donors and will not cost taxpayers. 该舞厅旨在容纳999名客人,将使主要白宫的面积几乎翻一番。 The ballroom, designed to hold up to 999 guests, will nearly double the size of the main White House. 这标志着建筑群的大幅扩张,尽管这与特朗普和白宫官员先前声称不会发生拆除事件的说法相矛盾。 This marks a significant expansion of the complex, though it contradicts earlier claims by Trump and White House officials that no demolition would occur. 关于私人筹资来源的细节仍然有限。 Details about the private funding sources remain limited.