Trump is obsessed with renovating the White House

The first six months of Trump’s return have been marked by controversial decisions at the White House, but also costly and… sometimes bizarre.

No president in recent memory has put his physical imprint on the executive mansion or its plot of land as much as President Trump has done this year. Barely six months after reentering office, his aspirations to dramatically alter the White House have now entered an advanced stage: cnn.it/4ojtQil

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The changes at the White House began a few weeks ago, when Trump was spotted on the lawns supervising the installation of two huge flagpoles for American flags.

Since then, the work did not stop.

The president recently revealed the controversial renovations to the Rose Garden, which he deems necessary, transforming the iconic garden into a flagstone-paved patio, a permanent alteration that doesn’t go unnoticed.

His most recent announcement raised many eyebrows as Trump and his administration announced plans to build a gigantic ballroom that will cost, according to Trump, $200 million, a huge sum for the man who campaigned on government spending cuts… and for that reason earned him much criticism.

Trump seems determined to leave his mark on the White House with the construction of his 90,000-square-foot ballroom, in particular, according to CNN.

Presented as a “special” project and a “great legacy” according to the president, the space will adopt a gold and white style directly inspired by Mar-a-Lago.