Besides changes to the White House, President Trump also said he planned to tear up the brick walkways in Lafayette Park and replace them with granite.
In President Trump’s vision, a second level with office space would be built on top of the colonnade that connects the West Wing to the White House residence.
A new web page on the official White House site blames the Capitol Police and Democrats for the pro-Trump mob riot, absolving the president of responsibility and calling participants “innocent.”
After pressure from preservationists, the administration is expected to present the plans to a planning commission and make them public for the first time.
President Trump with a model of his proposed ballroom last month. Mr. Trump surprised many in October when he abruptly tore down one side of the White House to make way for the ballroom.
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