President Trump has revealed that the new White House ballroom is far more than an elegant event space. It serves as strategic cover for a massive underground complex under construction by the U.S. military, complete with advanced protections against modern threats.
The revelation serves as a reminder the left’s unhinged meltdown last year over the East Wing project.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump laid out the details.
“Now, the military is building a big complex under the ballroom, which has come out recently because of a stupid lawsuit that was filed,” Trump said.
He continued, “But the military is building a massive complex under the ballroom, and that’s under construction, and we’re doing very well.”
Trump added: “We have all bulletproof glass, we have drone-proof roofs, ceilings. Unfortunately, we’re living in an age when that’s a good thing.”
Trump added that the military “wanted” the ballroom renovations “more than anybody.” “It was supposed to be secret,” he said. “But it became unsecret because of people that are really unpatriotic saying things.”
The project replaces the East Wing, demolished in October 2025 to modernize the site that once housed the original Presidential Emergency Operations Center bunker built under FDR. That facility was used during 9/11 but required upgrading for today’s threats.
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