{"id":41234,"date":"2026-08-12T17:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T12:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41234"},"modified":"2026-08-12T17:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T12:07:09","slug":"price-tag-for-trumps-white-house-renovations-reportedly-hits-eye-popping-total-and-rising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41234","title":{"rendered":"Price Tag for Trump\u2019s White House Renovations Reportedly Hits Eye-Popping Total \u2014 and Rising"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5750346\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5750346\" class=\"wp-image-5750346 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26219583897176.jpg\" alt=\"white house under construction for planned ballroom\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5750346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Allison Robbert\/AP Photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fast-moving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/trump\/new-photos-show-substantial-portion-of-east-wing-demolished-to-build-trumps-ballroom\/\">demolition<\/a> and seemingly never-ending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/trump-reportedly-dissatisfied-with-progress-of-latest-white-house-renovation-project-and-tears-up-5-million-effort\/\">construction projects<\/a> at the White House have come with a massive price tag, according to <em>The Washington Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>So far, President <strong>Donald Trump&#8217;s<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/donald-trump-slams-condition-of-white-house-while-fortifying-entrance-deplorable\/\">laundry list of work<\/a> at The People&#8217;s House is set to cost at least $927 million, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/investigations\/2026\/08\/12\/trump-administration-set-spend-least-900-million-white-house-construction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to the outlet<\/a>, which reviewed confidential contracts and planning documents to produce that figure.<\/p>\n<p>Taxpayers are on the hook for most of the costs, though Trump has said private donations would foot some or all of the bill for various projects.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has moved quickly, and without the typically required Congressional approvals, on his desired projects, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/critics-react-with-horror-at-trumps-patio-rose-garden-makeover-dear-god\/\">paving over of the Rose Garden<\/a>; the demolition of the historic East Wing to make way for a controversial ballroom; construction of a new helipad and the renovation of the North Portico, for which workers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/cnns-dana-bash-lavishes-rare-praise-on-trumps-washington-d-c-renovations\/\">placed a tarp emblazoned<\/a> with the image of columns themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Documents reviewed by <em>The Post<\/em> included work to upgrade nearby Lafayette Square; the helipad, a new visitor screening center and other projects, with the East Wing work clocking in at $600 million alone. The ballroom was being funded with $400 million in private donations, a White House spokesman told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>All told, the costs so far have soared past $900 million, with Trump&#8217;s Executive Branch finding the funds in part by transferring cash appropriated for other uses, including the Secret Service, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump continues to implement long-overdue and necessary renovations to beautify the People\u2019s House as we celebrate our great Nation\u2019s 250th anniversary of independence,\u201d White House spokesman <strong>Davis Ingle<\/strong> told <em>The Post<\/em>. \u201cThanks to the Builder-in-Chief, the White House will be properly glorified and remain in excellent condition for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-PJLV wpds-c-PJLV-bHCGeL-isStandardLayoutAd-true article-body type-inline-ad subtype-mobile\" data-qa=\"article-body\">On Friday, an appeals court<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/lawcrime\/just-in-appeals-court-blocks-construction-of-trumps-ballroom-says-needs-congressional-approval\/\"> blocked construction of the ballroom<\/a> because it lacked Congressional approval, prompting Trump to rage that the decision was a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/trump\/trump-calls-court-order-halting-ballroom-construction-a-national-security-threat-at-the-highest-level\/\">national security threat<\/a>.&#8221; He later posted images of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/trump-posts-vision-of-proposed-white-house-ballroom-roof-as-droneport\/\">DronePort on the roof<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/price-tag-for-trumps-white-house-renovations-reportedly-hits-eye-popping-total-and-rising\/\">Price Tag for Trump\u2019s White House Renovations Reportedly Hits Eye-Popping Total \u2014 and Rising<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\">Mediaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Allison Robbert\/AP Photo Fast-moving demolition and seemingly never-ending construction projects at the White House have come with a massive price tag, according to The Washington Post. 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