Construction is set to begin in September on a new ballroom inside the White House, press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Thursday. The $200 million ballroom will be built adjacent to the White House where the East Wing sits.

The White House announced on Thursday that it will begin construction of a new state ballroom that will hold a seating capacity of 650 people. The upcoming 90,000 square foot ballroom will be “innately designed” and be a “significant increase” from the East Room,

The White House said on Thursday that President Donald Trump has ordered construction of a $200 million ballroom on the east part of the mansion will begin in September. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the east wing of the White House will be "modernized" as part of the project and that East Wing staffers,