In events where the construction projects came up, he’s talked more about the projects than topics such as the economy and immigration. “No other president has done more to beautify our Nation’s interior than President Trump,” White House spokesperson Davis Ingle said in an email. ‘We need the ballroom’: Trump focuses on space and securityBy Trump’s telling, presidents have wanted a White House ballroom for 150 years. Trump compared his Reflecting Pool costs with his predecessors, citing inconsistent amountsAs the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence neared, Trump turned his attention to the Reflecting Pool. First lady Jacqueline Kennedy worked on a major historical restoration effort at the White House, consulting historians and curators to source antique furniture and display the White House as a symbol of American history.