Trump has brought in a new D.C. architect to drive the next stage of his massive White House ballroom build, an overhaul reshaping the East Wing and raising the project’s price tag to $300 million.

Outside the White House on Oct. 24, Robin Galbraith held a sign that read “SNAP benefits end on Nov. 1st.” Galbraith described Trump’s ballroom to be “very French Revolution,” and stressed the irony of building the structure at a time where many Americans can’t access essential needs.

(The Hill) – President Trump’s construction of a grand ballroom attached to the White House — starting with the demolition of part of the East Wing this week — will not be the first time a president has left a lasting mark on the people’s house.

First lady Melania Trump is unveiling this year's Christmas decorations at the White House in Washington, D.C.

The grandiosity with which Trump described his Lincoln Bathroom renovation this weekend is consistent with his description of the renovation when it was first unveiled, at which time he said the new marble is “very appropriate for the time of Abraham Lincoln.” Historians and designers dismissed the claim.

CNN’s Chief White House Correspondent offered up a short reply to the president's rant, in which he hurled insults and misspelled her name

The White House has explained the East Wing’s demolition as “renovation,” and the necessary prelude to a multimillion-dollar ballroom. This is the architectural equivalent of a celebrity-style makeover: a redo to admire as a luxury commodity, an old building rejuvenated, history erased.