Trump shows off gold ballroom he claims has been ‘wanted for at least 150 years’ as price tag rises to $300m

Trump shows off gold ballroom he claims has been 'wanted for 150 years' Reuters

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00:00This is an interior shot of the ballroom. I think there'll be nothing like it. And it's

00:05being paid for 100% by me and some friends of mine, donors to it. The government's paying

00:11absolutely nothing. We're also working with the military on it because they want to make

00:16sure everything's perfect. And the military is very much involved in this. They want to

00:20make sure everything is absolutely beautiful. You can see the kind of interiors that we're

00:25talking about. That's an interior of the ballroom. And it's the highest level. And you see it

00:31goes beautifully with the White House. I mean, the mix is beautiful. So over the years, many

00:36presidents have made changes. This obviously would be the biggest change, but this was something

00:41they've wanted for at least 150 years.