US President Donald Trump abruptly paused a high-level White House meeting to gaze at and praise the still-under-construction White House ballroom, a structure that, at the time of the meeting, remains little more than a construction site, in an episode that has reignited scrutiny of his public demeanour and decision-making.
The bizarre moment happened during a meeting with nearly two dozen senior oil and gas executives in the White House's East Room as the group convened to discuss potential US investment in Venezuelan oil infrastructure.
