{"id":23860,"date":"2026-02-20T06:31:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T11:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/federal-arts-panel-gives-green-light-to-trump-white-house-ballroom-addition\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T06:31:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T11:31:44","slug":"federal-arts-panel-gives-green-light-to-trump-white-house-ballroom-addition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/federal-arts-panel-gives-green-light-to-trump-white-house-ballroom-addition\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Arts Panel Gives Green Light to Trump White House Ballroom Addition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771587104312.png?resize=1%2C1&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23859\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>A federal panel overseeing architectural decisions for the White House has given the go-ahead to President Trump&#8217;s proposed ballroom addition to the executive mansion.<\/p><p>The Commission on Fine Arts, whose membership currently consists primarily of individuals appointed by Trump, cast their votes in favor of moving forward with the ballroom construction project that the president has been championing.<\/p><p>The commission serves as the official advisory body for design matters affecting federal buildings and monuments in the nation&#8217;s capital, including any modifications to the White House complex.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A federal commission responsible for reviewing White House architectural changes has given its approval to President Trump&#8217;s proposed ballroom project. The Commission on Fine Arts, currently dominated by Trump appointees, endorsed the construction plan during their recent vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23859,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[833],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/news-1771587104312.png?fit=1%2C1&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-6cQ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23840,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/federal-arts-panel-backs-trumps-white-house-ballroom-addition\/","url_meta":{"origin":23860,"position":0},"title":"Federal Arts Panel Backs Trump&#8217;s White House Ballroom Addition","author":"Admin","date":"February 20, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A federal commission overseeing artistic matters at government buildings has given the green light to President Trump's proposed White House ballroom construction. 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