Aerial picture shows sheer size of Trump ballroom – and it dwarfs the White House

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The new East Wing extension to the White House dwarfs the original building (X) A new picture has shown the enormous scale of Donald Trump’s new ballroom being constructed at the…

A new picture has shown the enormous scale of Donald Trump’s new ballroom being constructed at the White House.

The controversial new East Wing and State Ballroom complex is nearly double the size of the original iconic residence, which has been used as a residence by successive US Presidents since 1800.

It may not be slated for completion until September 2028, but the new aerial pic shows the new massive structure is quickly taking shape.

Former Democratic presidential candidate Hilary Clinton was among politicians to point out the disproportionate extension.

She wrote: ‘It says everything about Donald Trump that his gilded ballroom dwarfs the size of the People’s House—and it says everything about the American people that they repudiated him loudly and clearly last Tuesday.’

Not all the critics were political opponents, with former Republican congressman Joe Walsh branding the gargantuan building a ‘complete stain’ on the presidential residence.

The conservative radio personality urged future presidential candidates to pledge to ‘tear this monstrosity down’, adding the extension was a ‘national disgrace’.

Trump followed devastating midterm election defeats, in which a ‘blue tsunami’ saw Democrats take senate and congress seats in traditionally red states, with a visit to the construction site.

While watching the last steel beam being lifted into place, Trump insisted the ballroom would be the ‘safest place in Washington’.

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