An arts panel made up of Trump appointees approves his White House ballroom proposal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U. S. Commission of Fine Arts, a panel made up of President Donald Trump's appointees, on Thursday approved his proposal to build a ballroom larger than the White House itself where the East Wing once stood. The meeting was supposed to be on the design, with a final vote expected at next month’s session. But the chairman, Rodney Mims Cook Jr. , made a motion to also vote on final approval, and six of the seven commissioners who were all installed by the Republican the...
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