President Donald Trump’s planned $300 million, 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom, which drew national attention after he ordered the East Wing demolished to make room for it, will have its fate decided by the National Capital Planning Commission, a little-known federal panel led by several of his allies.
The White House has pledged to submit blueprints for the addition to the commission, which is chaired by Will Scharf, the White House staff secretary appointed by Trump in July, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.
The panel also includes two other White House officials, James Blair and Stuart Levenbach, along with two members appointed by the District of Columbia, Arrington Dixon and Linda K. Argo.
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