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Trump Pauses Venezuela Oil Meeting to Check Out White House Ballroom
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January 9, 2026
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14:19Now PlayingPresident Trump on Friday paused his meeting with US oil executives on Friday to peek out the window of the East Room at the construction of his new ballroom outside.
“Unusual time to look, but I figured we might as well. If the fake news would like to go back and take a look, you can, but you’ll see a very big foundation that’s moving,” the president said, minutes into the White House meeting. “We’re ahead of schedule in the ballroom and under budget. It’s going to be — I don’t think there’ll be anything like it in the world.”
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