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Trump’s Ballroom Blitz

August 26, 2026·25 min·4-min readnarrativenews
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The episode investigates President Donald Trump's controversial $600 million White House East Wing reconstruction project, which replaces the historic structure with a massive 90,000-square-foot ballroom and underground bunker. Despite claims that it's privately funded, internal records r

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Ian Millheiser

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