President Donald Trump’s decision to raze the White House’s East Wing and turn it into a $300 million ballroom has raised plenty of eyebrows, but he insists it won’t cost taxpayers any money.
While that might be true during the construction phase, some experts say taxpayer money could be needed to maintain, operate and finance the 90,000-square-foot structure. That’s the case with any government owned building, but costs could be higher for the kind of lavish facility being built at the White House.
