White House ballroom project to include ‘massive’ military complex
US President Donald Trump described security features including ‘bulletproof glass’ and a ‘drone-proof roof’ at the US$400 million ballroom
The US military is upgrading White House facilities for the new East Wing, the administration said on Monday, after US President Donald Trump said the ballroom would be built atop a “massive” fortified complex.
Leavitt’s comments followed Trump’s own update on the US$400 million White House ballroom to replace the demolished East Wing.
“Now the military is building a big complex under the ballroom, which has come out recently because of a stupid lawsuit that was filed. But the military is building a massive complex under the ballroom and that’s under construction,” Trump said.
“The ballroom essentially becomes a shed for what’s being built under … including from drones and including from any other thing.”