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Trump makes fresh case for controversial $400 million ballroom after WHCD shooting

Donald Trump has proposed painting the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) white, arguing that its current slate-grey exterior clashes with the neoclassical architecture of the White House.

The proposal states the EEOB's French Second Empire style 'lacks any symbolic cohesion with the White House' and aims to address existing cracks and neglect in its stone facade.

These plans have been submitted to the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA), a panel of Trump appointees responsible for advising on public buildings in Washington, D.C.

Separately, Trump also revealed plans for a 250-foot 'triumphal arch' on Memorial Circle, which has also been submitted to the CFA for consideration.

Both the EEOB painting and the triumphal arch proposals are scheduled for review by the…