{"id":2585164,"date":"2026-03-30T00:11:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T04:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-ballroom-will-include-military-bunker-trump-says\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T00:14:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T04:14:05","slug":"white-house-ballroom-will-include-military-bunker-trump-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-ballroom-will-include-military-bunker-trump-says\/","title":{"rendered":"White House ballroom will include military bunker, Trump says"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-ballroom-will-include-military-bunker-trump-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2585164&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Trump revealed that the white House\u2019s new 90,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-will-construct-90000-square-foot-trump-ballroom\/\" title=\"White House will construct 90,000-square-foot ... ...\">000-square-foot ballroom<\/a> will have a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >military bunker underneath<\/a>, with the military building a large security complex below the space.He described the ballroom as essentially a shed and noted that security upgrades will include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-dressed-as-woman-throws-cake-at-the-mona-lisa\/\" title=\"Man Dressed As Woman Throws Cake At The Mona Lisa\">bulletproof glass<\/a> and drone\u2011proof roofs and ceilings. The East Wing was demolished to make room for the ballroom, and the project is part of rebuilding a key security area that previously housed the Presidential Emergency Operations Center, which was used during 9\/11 and the 2020 riots. The work is reportedly slated to cost up to $400 million, funded by donors including big Tech firms, with Trump asserting that no taxpayer money will be used. He said the project is ahead of schedule and under budget.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">White House ballroom will include military bunker, Trump says<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2545150\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The new <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\">White House<\/a> ballroom is set to include a military bunker, President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> revealed on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The military is building a massive complex under the ballroom,&rdquo; he told reporters aboard Air Force One. &ldquo;The ballroom essentially becomes a shed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4508990\/trump-oil-shipments-cuba\/\">Trump greenlights oil shipments to Cuba as Russian tanker on its way<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4507561\/trump-choose-own-adventure-iran-war\/\">Trump&#8217;s choose your own adventure war<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4503012\/trump-administration-locks-out-greg-bovino-from-all-social-media-accounts\/\">Trump administration locks out Greg Bovino from all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sickening-video-shows-antifa-allegedly-stab-4-trump-supporters-in-washington-dc\/\" title=\"Sickening Video Shows Antifa Allegedly Stab 4 ... Supporters in Washington DC\">social media accounts<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The revelation signals Trump is largely rebuilding a key part of the East Wing, which was demolished to make room for the 90,000 square-foot ballroom.<\/p>\n<p>Up until the demolition, the Presidential Emergency Operations Center sat underneath the East Wing, functioning as a secure bunker for the president and his team.<\/p>\n<p>It had been used during 9\/11 by former President George W. Bush and also by Trump in 2020 during the George Floyd riots.<\/p>\n<p>The ballroom itself will also be receiving some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-what-happened-when-i-walked-inside-usaid-in-egypt\/\" title=\"Here&#039;s What Happened When I Walked Inside USAID In Egypt\">significant security measures<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While holding up concept boards for the project, Trump said it will have bulletproof glass and &ldquo;drone-proof&rdquo; roofs and ceilings.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Unfortunately, we&rsquo;re living in an age when that&rsquo;s a good thing,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Those enhancements, for now, have left the cost unchanged.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4508990\/trump-oil-shipments-cuba\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4508990\/trump-oil-shipments-cuba\/\">TRUMP GREENLIGHTS OIL SHIPMENTS TO CUBA AS RUSSIAN TANKER ON ITS WAY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ballroom is estimated to cost as much as $400 million, which is being covered by donors, including multiple Big Tech companies. Trump has insisted zero taxpayer dollars will be used on the project.<\/p>\n<p>In his update for the project on Sunday night, Trump said it is ahead of schedule and under budget.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump: White House ballroom to house military bunker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2585165,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trump-ballroom-bunker.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[65586,76783,5894,3634,6062],"class_list":["post-2585164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ballroom","tag-military-bunker","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-whitehouse"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/trump-ballroom-bunker.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2585164"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2585168,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585164\/revisions\/2585168"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2585165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2585164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2585164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2585164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}