Americans oppose Trump's White House ballroom in new poll

11 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Apr 30

The survey found 56% opposed and 28% supported demolishing the East Wing for a privately funded $400m project, with opinion unchanged from October.
The poll overlapped Saturday's shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, but adjusted analysis found no significant overall shift despite stronger Republican backing afterward.
The project faces a legal challenge over congressional authorisation, while Republicans push legislation and critics call it a costly vanity project that would not fit the annual press dinner.

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