Ballroom vanity project: Will Scharf, top White House aide and chair of National Capital Planning Commission, sez he is ready, willing and able to rubberstamp the project

 

Rendering:   Washington Post, 1/8/2026 

Headline:  Los Angeles, Times, 1/8/2026

Darlene Superville reports:

Will Scharf, a top White House aide whom Trump tapped to head the commission, opened the meeting by noting “passionate comments on both sides” of the ballroom project but adding that public comment wouldn’t be part of Thursday’s session. 

“I view today’s presentation really as the start of a process as the ballroom moves through the overall NCPC process,” Scharf said, adding that his objective is for the commission to play a “productive role” as ballroom construction moves ahead.  [emphasis added]

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