President Donald Trump just revealed that his planned ballroom for the White House is going to be a bit bigger than initially expected. 

The New York Post reports that Trump made the announcement over the weekend, during a telephone interview with NBC News.

First, we'll take a look at Trump's initial plan, then we will see how it has changed.

BREAKING: We're getting an expansion!

Beginning in September, construction will begin on a brand-new 90,000 square ft ballroom that will be enjoyed for generations to come. ✨

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Background

Back in July 2025, Trump and the White House announced what they referred to as an "expansion" of the White House. The official announcement can be read in its entirety here.

It, in part, reads:

For 150 years, Presidents, Administrations, and White House Staff have longed for a large event space on the White House complex that can hold substantially more guests than currently allowed. President Donald J. Trump has expressed his commitment to solving this problem on behalf of future Administrations and the American people.

The solution, as mentioned, is a ballroom.

The official announcement stated:

The White House State Ballroom will be a much-needed and exquisite addition of approximately 90,000 total square feet of ornately designed and carefully crafted space, with a seated capacity of 650 people — a significant increase from the 200-person seated capacity in the East Room of the White House.

Now, though, it appears that this ballroom is going to be even bigger than initially expected.

Trump provides the country with an update

He did so during his interview with NBC.

The Hill reports:

In a telephone interview Saturday with NBC News, Trump said the ballroom will have a capacity of 900 people, nearly 40 percent larger than the estimates provided in late July by the White House. “We’re making it a little bigger. It will be top of the line, as good as it can get anywhere in the world,” Trump told NBC News.

Construction on the ballroom is expected to begin this month, and it is expected to conclude at some point before the end of Trump's term.

The Hill reports:

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in late July that construction was set to begin on the ballroom in September and would conclude before Trump’s term ended in January 2029. She estimated the ballroom would cost $200 million and have the capacity to seat 650 people. She said the ballroom would be built adjacent to the White House where the East Wing sits. She said the East Wing would be “modernized” and offices there would be temporarily relocated during construction.

Trump is certainly looking to leave his mark on this country in more ways than one.