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“Ballroom / Pool” said in 52 of 351 transcripts, 261 times.
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Jul 1, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the Burning Hills Amphitheatre 1 time
…father-son get it, and that's a tremendous tribute to a genetic pool. As we enter the 250th year, Americans must never forget we are…
Jun 26, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the Faith & Freedom Coalition's Conference 3 times
…incredible devotion of patriots like those people in this very, very crowded ballroom, today I can proudly report that on the edge of our 250th…
…did a great job on the monuments and fountains. And the Reflecting Pool was so beautiful. They tried to destroy it. They cut it up…
…ripped a scar 350 feet long through the side of the Reflecting Pool. These are the people we're dealing with. These are the people that…
Jun 25, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Rose Garden Club Dinner 2 times
…they're really looking good. We caught some people vandalizing our beautiful Reflecting Pool. We have the Reflecting Pool. They took a cutter—a box cutter…
Jun 22, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump signs Executive Orders 2 times
…of them then. Who would think that somebody would go into a pool and take a knife and start cutting it? Yes, yes, they have…
…see the stone. They've all been fixed. We also fixed the Reflecting Pool. In fact, if you go over there right now, it looks very…
Jun 11, 2026 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…for years—for 25 years, 40 years, 58 years. The—actually, the—pool didn't work from nineteen—it was 1928 it was built. It always…
Jun 10, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump signs The Secure America Act 6 times
…said, "That's not a good idea." It's—I built many, many swimming pools as a builder. I built hundreds of them. And I've got one…
…it's—with shovels. We had to shovel inside of what's called a "pool" or a "lake," and got it cleaned. We then fumigated it. We…
…we gave them a beautiful surface. And then they put a swimming pool topping, but industrial strength. It's industrial strength. It's used for tanks and…
Jun 5, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Wisconsin roundtable 7 times
…builder, I said: "You know what? I built a lot of swimming pools—many, many swimming pools. Every time I do a development, I do…
…It was terrible, disgusting. It was garbage-ridden. And I sent my pool guy. I said, "Take a look at it." And he said: "Well…
…a pro. You know, they got very upset when I sent my pool person. I said, "Who else am I going to send?" So I…
Jun 4, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes a coal announcement 3 times
…talk about clean, beautiful coal. That's clean, beautiful water. That's the longest pool anywhere in the world. And here, you can tell they're not progressive…
…a material that doesn't allow leaks. You know, it's like, a swimming pool doesn't leak. You use the right—this is—this is called swimming…
Jun 3, 2026 Speech / ceremony 9 times
…always leaked, and it was a problem. It's called the great Reflecting Pool between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial and—right in between…
…and the building wouldn't reach it. And today, it gets completed—the pool gets completed at 4 o'clock, and the water will start to flow…
…filthy dirty. We took out 12 truckloads of garbage out of this pool. It was just rotting and terrible. A terrible thing for the country…
May 22, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a rally in NY 1 time
…went by her so fast— —that she got tremendous windburn in the pool. And then he finished up the race, and he rested while the…
May 21, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes a EPA Announcement 12 times
…you I only do what's right. I don't need money for the ballroom. You know, I'm making a gift of the ballroom. This is the…
…hopefully, hundreds of years. But that's what they're doing it for. The ballroom is paid for. It's a gift. I mean, I want to make…
…that they're spending is for security having to do maybe around the ballroom and other parts of the house, but this is not for the…
May 19, 2026 Speech / ceremony 15 times
…of work. We've spent hundreds of millions of dollars already on the ballroom, and it's coming out, I think, incredibly. I—we have some renderings…
…the finished product. It's all knit together. At the top of the ballroom is a—what they call a "drone gallery." And we have tremendous…
…all of the metals. Much stronger than steel, as an example. The ballroom is all—it's going to be a tremendous thing. As an example…
May 11, 2026 Speech / ceremony 8 times
…can do it for less." So, I called people that do swimming pools, and I said, "Go take a look at it." They were going…
…away 16 loads of garbage out of that only 2-feet-deep pool. So, I just want to mention because Doug has been great, and…
…have it totally sealed. It's basically, if you think of a swimming pool, a heavy swimming pool coating. And the pool person said, "Sir, we're…
May 11, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts the Indiana University National Football Champions 4 times
…a very special area. Well, that's very special. We're building a beautiful ballroom. You can see it's not too small, Coach. We needed—for 150…
…them the greatest ballroom anywhere in the country. I'm very good at ballrooms. I'm very good at building things. But I said to the coach…
May 7, 2026 Speech / ceremony 9 times
…beautiful surface on. It's called—the coloring is—it's like a swimming pool, but industrial strength, much stronger. And I think you're going to see…
…certain section of the White House grounds. That's not all for the ballroom. And we are putting up $400 million to do the ballroom section…
…But they want to do certain things militarily with respect to the ballroom having nothing to do with us or having to do with the…
May 6, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a Military Mother's Day Event 7 times
…a nicer something than that? But that's the entrance to the new ballroom that's being built, which will be—see. Which everybody—which everybody likes…
…know, for 150 years, Presidents have wanted a room. This is the ballroom right here. This is—and it's too small. We had the King…
…I was in a position, being a builder and having built many ballrooms and many other things—I'm good at ballrooms. And we're giving you…
May 4, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a Small Business Summit 14 times
…that curtain is a window. Outside of that window is the new ballroom. So, I said I'll leave, I'll get out of here, and I'll…
…a pretty bad situation. You can't have a thousand units over the ballroom with an entrance right next to where you are, for a lot…
…said: "Doug, what do you think? I built a lot of swimming pools, hundreds of swimming pools at different jobs." I said, "Let me look…
May 1, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump joins The Forum Club of the Palm Beaches Dinner 7 times
…Saturday night. It was good for one thing: People are loving my ballroom now. That's the only thing. They love my ballroom. They love my…
…the White House grounds as he's inspecting the—as he's inspecting the ballroom that's going up. They walk deep down into a foundation that's going…
…mine said: "Boy, that's the deepest foundation I've ever seen for a ballroom." I said: "Yes, a lot of things happening there." But we have…
Apr 30, 2026 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…know, when you have a thousand rooms sitting on top of a ballroom and you have the elevators coming down right near the entrance, it's…
…politician, but that's okay. What I do best is, I build. The ballroom will be just like that. So I went out and I have…
Apr 29, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump meets with the Artemis II Astronauts 1 time
…the astronauts. I've been with contractors, because we're trying to get the ballroom built—— ——ahead of schedule. It's right on schedule. It's ahead of schedule…
Apr 23, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a Health Care Affordability Event 14 times
…Memorial has a beautiful reflecting pond or lake. They call it a pool, lake, and pond. It—all—every day is different, but the word…
…two—over 2,000 feet long. So that would be many swimming pools—many, many, many stacked up together. But it would be the equivalent…
…years as a developer, I've probably built more than a hundred swimming pools in different buildings I build, and I have some really good pool…
Mar 31, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump signs Executive Orders 9 times
…companies, very rich people. So that—for 150 years, they've wanted a ballroom here. We're going to have the finest ballroom I believe anywhere in…
…It's totally separate, and especially when it's a donation. I mean, the ballroom is a donation. It's gotten great reviews. People love it. And presidents…
…doing, because everything is bulletproof glass, et cetera, et cetera—including the ballroom. And then it goes: Construction and all of the things necessary. It…
Mar 29, 2026 Speech / ceremony 9 times
…the architects. A lot of people are talking about how beautiful the ballroom—— For 150 years, they've wanted to build a ballroom at the White…
…building. And one of the—I think it will be the finest ballroom of its kind anywhere in the world. A lot of people are…
…all donors. There's not one dime of Government money going into the ballroom. Now, the military is building a big complex under the ballroom, which…
Mar 27, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks to farmers 4 times
…lot of John Deeres. That's a big dig. And we're building a ballroom. For 150 years, they haven't—they've wanted—every President said, "Could we…
…Because the White House is incredible, but it was—never had a ballroom. And we're building—that'll be the finest ballroom anywhere in the world…
Mar 26, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the Greek Independence Day Celebration 3 times
…would be very proud of. We're building one of the most beautiful ballrooms anywhere in the world, and we have beautiful columns, and we have…
…talent. We have some really incredible talents. And they've been wanting a ballroom for 150 years. This is their ballroom. It's a very small room…
Mar 17, 2026 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…the second time, you're going to see one of the most beautiful ballrooms anywhere in the world. You know, they've always—they've always wanted——they've…
Mar 2, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Medal of Honor Ceremony 3 times
…will be. It will be spectacular. It will be the most beautiful ballroom. I believe it, because I built many a ballroom, I believe it's…
Feb 21, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts a Governors Dinner 7 times
…in closing, I wanted to—you've read a lot: We're building a ballroom. For 150 years, they've wanted a great ballroom, at—even a ballroom…
…Can hold very small numbers of people. And they've wanted a great ballroom. And we're building—we're going to build the greatest ballroom anywhere in…
…a magnificent walkway that goes into what will be the most beautiful ballroom anywhere in the world. So we did this no charge to the…
Feb 18, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds Black History Month Reception 2 times
This is a nice, full room. You know, we have a ballroom being built, right now. So, in about a year and a half, we'll…
…that curtain, and it's a beautiful funnel right into the most beautiful ballroom. It's being built right now. So it's pretty—and they've wanted it…
Dec 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump holds a Hanukkah Reception 10 times
…1 that makes it. It's the White House. Soon you'll have a ballroom that's so big I can handle a—and we just won the…
…just won the case. We got sued. We're donating a $400 million ballroom, and we got sued not to build it. For 150 years, they've…
…asked for a restraining order to stop us from building a magnificent ballroom. I said, "Who would ask for a restraining"—we're giving them, Sid…
Dec 11, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump speaks at the Congressional Ball 2 times
…place. You know, for 150 years, they've been trying to do a ballroom. They never got it off, but we got it off. And in…
…about a year and a half, you're going to have the best ballroom anywhere in the country—anywhere. It is special. And they're going to…
Dec 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Honors Medal Dinner 5 times
…been so incredible. They made a donation—a big donation on the ballroom. We were bidding out the ballroom, and Carrier came along, and they…
…of the lifts and generators and everything else you have in the ballroom, because it's a lot of very complex equipment that you wouldn't think…
…tonight. A lot of people wanted to be here. And we—the ballroom is very small, Marco. I mean, this is like— —you know what…
Dec 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an announcement 5 times
…successful, and we've already started talking to them. You know, we're doing ballrooms. We're doing arcs. We're doing—we have a thing that's being planned…
…you know, gone in and done a real job with that. The ballroom—I think, Michael and Susan, the next time we meet—well, I…
…then— —but we're going to have a big event over in the ballroom to celebrate this. We're building a ballroom that they've wanted at this…
Nov 19, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump attends US - Saudi Investment Forum 2 times
…room. So they've wanted—for 150 years, they've been clamoring for a ballroom at the White House, and—and we're giving them one. We're giving…
…for spending $4 billion to build a little building. I'm building a ballroom that's going to cost a tiny fraction of that, and it's bigger…
Nov 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump signs Executive Orders 1 time
…at the future entrance to something that's really become very popular: the ballroom. They've wanted it for 150 years, and they're getting it, and they're…
Oct 28, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump has dinner with Japanese business leaders 2 times
…heard—I don't know if anybody heard about we're building a little ballroom over there. People are loving it. Now they're loving it. Took them…
…and from the New York Times saying, "You've got to build that ballroom." I almost—I couldn't believe it when that happened. Look, they're back…
Oct 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump makes an announcement 1 time
…It's been expanded and made absolutely—it will be the most beautiful ballroom anywhere in the world, I think. How much am I donating? I…
Oct 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Diwali Celebration 1 time
…a great job on the White House. The—as you know, the ballroom is under construction. It's going to be—they've been trying to get…
Oct 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts a Rose Garden Club Lunch 11 times
…long wall with half windows, because that used to be a swimming pool on the other side of the wall. That was the swimming pool…
…You'll have to move along, ma'am." So that was the famous swimming pool. Now it's even worse. It's for the media. They covered the pool…
…you see the fence and the wall. We're building a world-class ballroom. You know, for 150 years, they've wanted a ballroom here. We don't…
Oct 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: LSU Baseball visits White House 8 times
…of it? You know, we're building, right behind us—we're building a ballroom. They've wanted a ballroom for 150 years, and I'm giving that honor…
…this wonderful place. I think we should do it. This was the ballroom, and this room holds 88 people. And the— . And the new one…
…getting big. But we're going to have—we'll have the most beautiful ballroom in the country. It's going—and if you—for those that are…
Oct 16, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Oval Office Announcement 1 time
…Maria Bartiromo . I didn't know. Did you get put into the regular pool pack? That's very good. Yes, that's good. Nice to see you. I'm…
Oct 15, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: White House Ballroom Dinner 23 times
…you, because you've gave—given tremendous amounts of money to see a ballroom built for the first time at the White House. The White House…
…everything else that we deal with, it's going to be a great ballroom. Going to be a great ballroom. As an example, this is really…
…if I pull it off again, we are going to build a ballroom, and I'm going to start right at the beginning. And we had…
Sep 20, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…like, 100 yards—like a length of a football field—in a ballroom that was like this. It was the most—they opened the doors…
Sep 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…We're building something here. You know, for 150 years, they've wanted a ballroom at the White House. We're doing something at the highest level, using…
Aug 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…you've had it for many years because we're starting construction of the ballroom. And Stewart's excited about it. I think everybody's excited about it. It's…
…salary. Okay? That would be nice—only the salary. But—and the ballroom, as you know, is being donated. It's going to be a couple…
Aug 21, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…than it ever did, even at the White House. I'm building a ballroom. They've been after a ballroom for 150 years, but they never had…
…estate guy as a President. You know, I've done a lot of ballrooms. And we're going to make this one the best of them all…
Jul 31, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…So we've been planning it for a long time. They've wanted a ballroom at the White House for more than 150 years, but there's never…
…if I get another shot at this, I'm going to do a ballroom." I was pretty busy in the first because I was running the…
…But I always said I was going to do something about the ballroom, because they should have one. So we'll be leaving it. It will…
Jul 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…and learn from it, we have to allow AI to use that pool of knowledge without going through the complexity of contract negotiations, of which…
Jun 18, 2025 Speech / ceremony 1 time
…like $50,000. Yes, we start pretty soon. We've got a beautiful ballroom, which—good question. Right here. See the East Wing? Goes from here…
Apr 8, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times
…way. You know, it's interesting, because I love real estate. I love ballrooms. I have nice ballrooms, a lot of them. I wonder if they…