The Adelson family and Hard Rock have donated to the White House ballroom The ballroom is likely to cost $300 million, Trump acknowledges Trump denies rumors he plans to name the ballroom after himself The Adelson Family Foundation and Hard Rock International are two of the many donors for President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom. An excavator works to clear rubble after the East Wing of the White House was demolished on Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, DC. The demolition is part of President Donald Trump’s plan to build a ballroom on the eastern side of the White House. The Adelsons and Hard Rock are among those paying for the project. (Image: Getty) Construction of the 90,000-square-foot ballroom began this week with the demolition of the former East Wing. The project marks the biggest change to the White House since President Franklin D. Roosevelt expanded the East Wing in 1942, which has historically been the location of the Office of…Read MoreCategory: Politics, Adelson, Adelson Foundation, ballroom, Bellagio, Blackstone, Cosmopolitan, Donald Trump, Hard Rock, Miriam Adelson, Seminole, Sheldon Adelson, Stephen Schwarzman, Trump, White HouseSource: Casino.org