White House Will Continue Construction on 90,000-Square-Foot Ballroom During Government Shutdown

(Left) Architectural rendering of the planned White House ballroom interior. Image credit: McCrery Architects/The White House via Wikimedia. CC BY 3.0. (Right) Official Presidential Portrait of President Donald J. Trump in his second term. Photo credit: Daniel Torok via Wikimedia. Public Domain. Article by Charna Flam. People – October 1, 2025.

The construction of the White House ballroom will continue amid the government shutdown, ABC News reports. On Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 12:01 a.m. ET, the U.S. government shut down after Congress failed to agree on its new budget before the midnight deadline. Hours later on Wednesday afternoon, a White House official said that despite the shutdown, “There will not be a stoppage of ballroom work when the shutdown occurs,” per ABC News. […]

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