Trump's plan to paint the Eisenhower office building could cost at least $7.5M, the White House says

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: AP

Updated 9:46 PM EDT, May 7, 2026


WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s proposal to put a coat of white paint on the exterior of a 19th-century historic landmark building next to the White House could cost taxpayers at least $7.5 million, a White House official involved in the project said Thursday.

Ryan Erb, the construction operations and facilities manager in the White House Office of Administration, which is spearheading the proposal, discussed details with members of the National Capital Planning Commission as the federal agency opened its review process.

The commission did not approve the project on Thursday, instead directing the White House to provide the agency with additional information at a future date. The proposed painting of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building is one piece of a broader plan the Republican president has said will make Washington more beautiful.

Trump is making numerous changes inside and outside the White House and its grounds, most notably razing the East Wing to build a 1,000-person ballroom. Across the street from the mansion, Lafayette Park is closed for renovations, including restoring the fountains.

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[gordianot]

1. Why not gold?

Just make it the Trump Eisenhower office building.

[rurallib]

14. he really likes white also. Really, really likes white

[rampartd]

2. the way i would do this at home

would coincide with the buildings need for paint.

there is , no doubt, a corrupt purpose to the financial arrangements, but this might be arranging the set for the reality show that will be trump's birthday party.

[Lovie777]

3. No affordable health care.................

loss of jobs, rising economic cost be damned?

1 billion for bullshit ballroom, gawd knows the cost of the "new" air force one from the Middle East, WWF for shithole's birthday party, his gawd damn picture everywhere, paying off his criminal comrades, et al, stealing taxpayer's money, killing off FEMA and other agency's and departments that benefit US people................

and the list goes on.

[Blues Heron]

6. 600,000 dead from USAID elimination

[Blues Heron]

4. Only a moron would paint granite

[FakeNoose]

16. Yep - and once it's got paint you have to keep repainting every so often

Just leave it alone ... it looks fine the way it was designed.

[Hope22]

5. Always remember...just like in Iraq...

30% of any bid goes to the man and on down the line until what is left from the grift does not cover the project. This guy does this over and over again with every project he drums up!

[Historic NY]

7. Once painted it is going to require constant upkeep maintence.

Why not wash the building to restore the granites' brilliance.

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[Autumn]

8. Paint it? Did he confuse the word paint with the word demolish?

[yorkster]

9. Grrrr...meddlesome beast....grrr...

Leave that goddam building alone.

[chicoescuela]

10. Just another distraction from Iran and Epstein

Got to admit, it works

[watertiger]

11. Let me guess, Beavis and Butthead will own a steak in the Company hired to do the work

[travelingthrulife]

12. Keep those Epstein files under wraps. The pro-life crowd might find out he likes to murder

or pay for abortions for inconvenient babies.

[republianmushroom]

13. Orange would be a nice color.

[Bayard]

15. The Eisenhower Executive Office Building,

Will become the trump Executive Office Building, Complete with his name emblazoned on the front in gold. He has to pee on everything to mark it.