Trump wrote on Truth Social that he inspected the site of the ballroom that "would be built, compliments of a man known as Donald J. Trump."

President Donald Trump pledges there will be 'no government dollars' spent on his new White House ballroom, insisting he and other private donors will pay for the renovations, which are expected to cost $200 million. "I'm good at building things," he said.

According to the White House the project will cost about $200 million, to be funded by Trump personally and other donors.