WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Donald Trump said during a Monday press conference that the future White House ballroom will have a “drone-free roof.”
“Now, it’s bigger than I told you,” Trump said during the press briefing, according to The Hill newspaper.
“It’s, you know — after realizing we’re gonna do the inauguration in that building. It’s got all bulletproof glass, it’s got all drone — they call it drone-free roof, so drones won’t touch it. It’s a big, beautiful, safe building.”
Trump said last week that the ballroom would cost $400 million to build.
“For 150 years they wanted a ballroom, and we’re giving them — myself and donors are giving them, free of charge for nothing — we’re donating a building that’s approximately $400 million,” Trump said at a Hanukkah event that took place at the White House.
“I think I’ll do it for less. But it’s [$400 million]. I should do it for less. I will do it for less.”
The ballroom construction will likely be completed in 2028.
The price for the building increased. It was originally going to cost an estimated $300 million.
The White House has already demolished the East Wing in order to start construction on the ballroom.
Multiple companies, including Apple and Microsoft are contributing to its construction.
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“This is going to be a magnificent addition to the White House for many years to come, and it’s not costing the taxpayers anything,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said earlier this year.