Trump’s lavish D.C. remodels seen as bid for power ahead of nation’s 250th anniversary

President Donald Trump’s fixation on remodeling the White House and Washington, D.C. has reached a scale unseen in modern presidencies, Politico reports. From a $200 million White House ballroom and revamped Rose Garden to gold-laden Oval Office upgrades and a $2 billion D.C. street repaving project, insiders say Trump brings up new design demands daily. Sources told Politico the president wants the projects completed by the nation’s 250th anniversary next July 4, with experts calling the lavish upgrades a bid to project imperial-style power and keep attention firmly on himself.

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