Trump stands under a steel-framed structure as construction workers in hi-vis vests look on
Donald Trump at the site of the White House ballroom on Wednesday in Washington DC. Photograph: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
Donald Trump at the site of the White House ballroom on Wednesday in Washington DC. Photograph: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
Trump boasts about ‘magnificent’ ballroom day after Republican rout

US president rhapsodized about ballroom features for more than 20 minutes, with no mention of Democrats’ ‘blue wave’

Less than 24 hours after suffering historic party losses in the US midterm elections, Donald Trump gathered reporters and network TV cameras at the White House to congratulate his team.