Donald Trump confirmed Sunday that a “massive” military complex is currently under construction beneath his planned White House ballroom, providing new details about a project that surfaced publicly following a recent lawsuit, as reported by The New York Post.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump addressed the previously undisclosed scope of the construction, which is tied to ongoing upgrades beneath the White House grounds.

“Now, the military is building a big complex under the ballroom, which has come out recently because of a stupid lawsuit that was filed,” Trump said.

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He continued by emphasizing the scale of the project and its current progress.

“But the military is building a massive complex under the ballroom, and that’s under construction, and we’re doing very well,” Trump went on. “We have all bullet-proof glass, we have drone-proof roofs, ceilings.”

“Unfortunately, we’re living in an age when that’s a good thing.”

The ballroom project is being built above what is commonly referred to as a “doomsday” nuclear bunker originally constructed in the 1940s.

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The facility, formally known as the Presidential Emergency Operations Center, was designed to protect U.S. leadership during wartime or national emergencies and has undergone multiple upgrades over the decades.

The bunker had been located beneath the East Wing of the White House, which was demolished last year to make way for Trump’s $400 million ballroom project.

While the existence of the underground facility has long been known, details regarding its modernization and expansion have largely remained classified.

Court filings from last year revealed concerns raised by the Secret Service about potential national security risks if construction on the ballroom were halted.

Those filings were widely interpreted as referencing ongoing work tied to the underground bunker and related infrastructure.

Trump has repeatedly described the ballroom as “impenetrable,” highlighting its security features, including reinforced materials and protective design elements intended to address modern threats.

During the same remarks on Sunday, Trump also unveiled updated designs for the ballroom project.

The new renderings were presented shortly after a detailed report from The New York Times criticized earlier plans, describing the design as overly large and raising concerns about layout elements such as columns and stair placement.

Trump said the designs had been revised and claimed the latest version better reflects the intended final structure.

“I think it will be the finest ballroom of its kind anywhere in the world,” Trump said. “A lot of people are giving it really good reviews. Some are giving good reviews without even seeing the building, because this just came out today.”

“It’s become really beautiful, but it matches and fits the White House. It’s also capable of handling the inauguration,” he added.

The president also responded directly to specific points raised in the report, disputing claims about certain architectural features.

“I think The Times wrote, gee, some of the windows are fake. We have no fake windows. They said they talked about a stairway in the South. We don’t have a stairway in the South. That was replaced a long time ago,” Trump said.

BELOW THE SURFACE: President Trump reveals the U.S. military is building a “massive complex” beneath the planned, privately-funded White House ballroom, and that construction is “ahead of schedule.” pic.twitter.com/VDbepFqox8

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Construction on the ballroom and the associated underground complex remains ongoing, with federal officials continuing to limit the release of detailed information regarding the full scope of the project.

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