Headline: Daily Beast, 12/1/2025
Cameron Adams reports:
Sources told the Washington Post McCrery urged Trump display restraint with his plans for the 90,000-square-foot ballroom, that will dwarf the 55,000-square-foot mansion it will be attached to.
The ballroom has grown from a 500-seat room to one that will accommodate 999 people, with Trump now wanting it to hold 1,350 guests and potentially be big enough to host a presidential inauguration.
McCrery reportedly expressed to Trump the golden rule of architecture–an extension should not engulf the building it is designed to complement.
A report in the New York Times on Saturday said Trump had told builders working on the ballroom that they could ignore zoning, permitting or code requirements because the structure is on White House grounds.
The publication claimed McCrery has now pulled back from his day-to-day involvement in the ballroom, but was still involved in a consultancy role and remained proud to be working for Trump.
November 2025
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