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Trump eyes White House treaty room for latest renovation project
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US President Donald Trump has already has torn down the East Wing to make room for his US$400 million (S$514 million) ballroom.
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Luke Broadwater and Maggie Haberman
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has discussed turning the White House Treaty Room, historically a meeting place for diplomats and statespeople, into a guest bedroom with an en suite bath.
He has added gold flourishes to the East Room of the Executive Residence in a style similar to the gilded trimmings he installed in the Oval Office. And he has affixed “challenge coins” that celebrate his presidency – including the newest medallions in red and gold – to the walls inside the West Wing.
