Summary
- Glenn
Beck claims Trump revealed true reason behind renovations. - Beck
says Trump sees ballroom as symbol of legacy. - Remodeling
includes $300 million private-funded White House ballroom.
First Lady Melania has reportedly voiced her disapproval of
the president’s plans for the historic East Wing, which has been partially
dismantled to create room for a grandiose new $300 million ballroom.
“It’s not because he likes gold; he’s doing it to project
power and wealth,”
Beck said, speaking on a recent episode of The
Glenn Beck Show.
Beck claimed that on a recent visit to the White House, he
had spoken with Trump about the ballroom plans in the “private
quarters,” where the president had disclosed the rationale behind the
renovation.
“[He said] You see all the gold? It’s so important.
These foreign leaders – they all come from palaces, and they don’t understand.
And I know the White House is different, America is different, but they
understand power in a different way,”
Beck recalled.
“They’re coming from these old countries and these big
buildings and these palaces. And it is important for us to project power.”
He added:
“That is why he’s doing it. It’s not because he likes gold; he’s doing
it to project power and wealth… Notice how many prime ministers—they’re all
flying in all the time from all over the world. I’ve never seen a president
meet with so many foreign dignitaries in the White House, all the time.
He knows the language they speak and not just body
language or spoken language. That’s what protocol is all about – it all means
something.”
Additionally, Beck asserted that Trump was
“surprised” that he could make such changes to the iconic and
historic structure, but that he was free to make it “as short as he
liked” because the president himself controls the building permission
process.
The ballroom, which will be financed by private donations,
is anticipated to be larger than 1.5 football fields and at least 90,000 square
feet. It will have enough seats for 650 people when it is completed. With 200
seats, the East Room is currently utilized for major White House functions.
This will be “The People’s House’s” first
structural alteration since the Truman balcony was added in 1948.
What are the specific changes planned for the East Wing
remodeling?
The complete obliteration of the East Wing to make a
lavish, 90,000 forecourt bottom chamber that President Trump says will
accommodate up to 999 guests. This chamber design’s costs have escalated to
around $300 million, funded by private benefactors.
Junking of a portion of the East Wing façade, including
areas that housed First Lady Melania Trump’s services and other workspaces. The
obliteration has started and is anticipated to be completed soon. Modernization
of the East Wing’s installations, including upgrading the movie theater and
perfecting technology and security structure.
The East Room, historically a large public event space, is
planned to be converted into a blend and event area connecting to the new
chamber, involving junking of some windows to produce this in flow.
