Overview
- Trump opened the East Room event with a justification of ongoing U.S. operations in Iran, saying the goal is to stop nuclear and long‑range missile threats and to cripple military capabilities.
- He then promoted a new White House ballroom he said he designed, projecting a price tag of $400 million or less and promising it would be under budget and ahead of schedule.
- He asserted the addition would not use taxpayer money, describing it as donated funding, and pointed to construction underway in the former East Wing.
- He highlighted his personal design touches, saying he chose the room’s gold drapes in his first term and calling the planned hall the most beautiful ballroom in the world.
- He joked that First Lady Melania is unhappy with pile drivers running from 6:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., and Mediaite separately reported the Iran campaign began Saturday and claimed Ali Khamenei was killed, a claim the outlets do not corroborate.