The Ballroom Betrayal: A Fashionable Facade for Presidential Power The nation's attention has been diverted by the culture wars, but a more insidious form of self aggrandizement has quietly unfolded within the White House.
The Supreme Court's decision to permit construction of President Trump's 90,000 square foot ballroom serves as a jarring reminder that pomp and circumstance can mask accountability and transparency.
The ostensible purpose behind this opulent addition – replacing the East Wing – is to preserve history.