On the heels of recent sweeping election victories in this month’s general election, the Democratic Party is riding high and looking to take over the White House in 2028.
Their first target? President Donald Trump’s new White House ballroom.
Democratic leaders expressed a keen interest in getting rid of the new, $300 million, privately-funded East Wing ballroom being constructed by President Donald Trump.
With some ready to go so far as to tear down the new wing should Democrats retake the White House in 2028.
According to a NBC News report, prominent Democratic officials are already brainstorming ideas for repurposing the new space in favor of something that’s “un-Trump.”
When asked if the new ballroom should be used as the president plans for future administrations, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) flat out told reporters, “No way.”
“This is a space that’s owned by the people and that serves the people,” Raskin said.
“So, it should be used opposite of what Trump has in mind, which is for the American aristocracy and plutocracy to gather.”
Democrat Rep. Ro Khanna of California said the ballroom should be used in a way that “celebrates and empowers forgotten Americans” as opposed to accommodating guests for glitzy state dinners.
However, one Democratic lawmaker doesn’t just want to change it — he wants to demolish it.
“I don’t think it would be a bad idea to tear it down,” said Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN).
“It’s this gigantic blob there that’s Donald Trump,” he added.
Saikat Chakrabarti, who is running for the House seat held by outgoing Rep. Nancy Pelosi, suggested turning the ballroom into a Smithsonian-run museum.
If elected, he said he will introduce a bill aimed at converting the ballroom into a museum focused on “corruption and autocracy.”
The space would list the private companies that donated to the ballroom, said Chakrabarti, to “really put into the sunlight how this thing came to even be.”
Trump’s privately funded ballroom is the first major change to the executive mansion since 1948, and continues to draw ire from Democrats.
Trump said last month when the project kicked off that it will cost $300 million and will accommodate 999 people, up from initial estimates of $200 million and 650 seated guests.
“I am pleased to announce that ground has been broken on the White House grounds to build the new, big, beautiful White House Ballroom,” Trump wrote on Truth Social when the project began.
“For more than 150 years, every President has dreamt about having a Ballroom at the White House to accommodate people for grand parties, State Visits, etc.”
Trump has insisted the ballroom will be funded entirely through private donations and his own money, with no taxpayer costs. The White House released a list of 37 donors last week, including major technology companies, defense contractors, and wealthy individuals.
Architectural renderings show a lavish interior with gold and crystal chandeliers, gilded Corinthian columns, a coffered ceiling with gold inlays, and a checkered marble floor. Three walls feature arched windows overlooking the South Lawn.
Take a look –
The best part about this faux outrage over Trump building a White House ballroom is that every future President, including Democratic administrations, is going to use it constantly. pic.twitter.com/mLh6ftBFgI
— Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) October 23, 2025
Renderings of the planned White House State Ballroom pic.twitter.com/xSv1UPhbfB
— Philip Melanchthon Wegmann (@PhilipWegmann) July 31, 2025
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, is contributing $22 million as part of a settlement over Trump’s lawsuit against YouTube for suspending his account after the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot. Lockheed Martin donated more than $10 million, according to company sources.
Other donors include Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Palantir Technologies, Coinbase, T-Mobile, Caterpillar, NextEra Energy, Altria Group, Comcast, Nvidia, and HP.
Individual donors include Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and his family, cryptocurrency exchange Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Republican donor Miriam Adelson and her family foundation, Continental Resources founder Harold Hamm, financier Stephen Schwarzman, and Marvel Entertainment’s former owner Isaac Perlmutter and his wife Laura.
Trump told reporters that more than $350 million had been raised for the project.