Trump Says White House Ballroom Project Ahead of Schedule, Under Budget

A federal judge has allowed construction to proceed while legal challenges continue.

Construction crews continue to prepare for new ballroom construction as seen from the newly reopened Washington Monument in Washington on Nov. 14, 2025. Andrew Leyden/Getty Images

Progress on the White House ballroom is “ahead of schedule and under budget,” President Donald Trump said on March 29, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One.

He also reaffirmed that all of the money for the construction has come from donors and the president himself: “There’s not one dime of government money going into the ballroom.”