What is Trump’s ballroom obsession really about?

About this episode

The episode discusses Donald Trump's obsession with building a grand ballroom at the White House and explores the motives behind it.

In the past week Donald Trump’s obsession with building his grand ballroom has reared its head again. He was even talking about it after the suspected third attempt on his life. The US president has torn down parts of the East Wing of the White House to make way for the huge structure that will dominate the White House. Today, Dan Diamond, White House reporter at the Washington Post on legal efforts to stop the president and what Trump’s motive really is. Featured: Dan Diamond, Washington Post White House reporter

People in this episode

Guest: Dan Diamond

Topics covered

• Donald Trump
• White House
• ballroom
• politics
• reporting
• motive

Keywords

• Trump
• ballroom
• White House
• Dan Diamond
• politics
• East Wing
• motive

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Washington Post

Places: United States, East Wing, White House

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