President Donald Trump's sprawling Mar-a-Lago resort is known for having a number of amenities, including its luxurious Grand Ballroom.

This past weekend saw the president announce that he will cover the cost of building a similar venue at the White House. 

Trump: "I’m not going to ask the government for money"

According to Just the News, Trump revealed his plans for the change during a Sunday appearance on NBC News' "Meet the Press."

In an exclusive interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Trump also outlined a White House renovation he hopes to carry out — which he said he will pay for himself. https://t.co/2Eln32sunL pic.twitter.com/gnRb35zV94

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"It will be a world-class beautiful ballroom," the president was quoted as telling host Kristen Welker. "We're going to get that started over the next few months."

"I’m not going to ask the government for money," he stressed. "I’ll fund it, and I’m sure we’ll have some donations to it. But it’s not an inexpensive thing. It’ll cost a lot of money."

Trump addresses decision to have Mike Waltz serve as U.N. ambassador

In addition to plans for a new White House ballroom, the president also discussed his recent decision to have Secretary of State Marco Rubio replace Mike Waltz as national security advisor.

Trump made the announcement in a Truth Social post last week, explaining that Waltz will serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

Welker suggested the change could be "punishment" for Waltz having mistakenly added The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal group chat in which a planned strike on Yemen was being discussed.

Yet Trump denied that the move was an act of retaliation, stating, "No. I just think he’ll do a nice job in the new position."

"And I think he’ll do a very good job — knows the countries, knows leadership. And I think he’ll do a very good at the United Nations," Trump added.

President names Rubio and J.D. Vance as potential successors

Trump stressed that Rubio will continue to serve a secretary of State and will only be national security advisor on a temporary basis.

The president went on to praise Rubio for "really doing something special" in his administration and later put his name forward as a possible successor.

"I think we have a tremendous group of people," Trump declared. "We talked about a number of them. You look at Marco, you look at JD Vance, who’s fantastic."