We’re learning some new information about Donald Trump’s White House renovations.
As you probably know by now, that big ol’ ballroom is literally bigger than the White House itself.
Well, because of its size, the ballroom’s architect, Shalom Baranes, said they’re thinking about adding an additional story to the West Wing.
He told officials at the National Capital Planning Commission, “The White House is therefore considering the idea of a modest one-story addition to the West Wing colonnade, which would serve to restore a sense of symmetry around the original central pavilion. It’ll be considered as part of a future overall planning framework, which will be presented at a future hearing here.”
As you can probably expect, people are like “oh brother” about the whole thing.
One person said, “No architect worth a damn would take on this project because it’s so destructive.”
“They’re totally winging it,” another person pointed out.
And finally, the age old question: “How does this a) keep us safer ? and b) make our lives more affordable?”