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Trump now says the ballroom will hold 999 people, an increase from the 650 originally announced.
The construction is privately funded through donations, so a White House official says the government shutdown didn't delay the groundbreaking.
Last week, during a dinner at the White House for large-dollar donors, President Trump pointed out toward the East Wing of the White House and explained.
That demolition is happening now.
Trump now says the ballroom will hold 999 people, an increase from the 650 originally announced.
Trump is the oldest second-term president in U.S.
history and has recently experienced swollen ankles and bruising on his hands.
Today's visit comes six months after Trump's last annual physical.
He told reporters this week he's feeling fine.
In July, the White House said Trump had a common circulatory condition known as chronic venous insufficiency, but remains in excellent health.
White House staff put a video on loop in the press briefing room with old clips of congressional Democrats talking about what a bad idea government shutdowns are.
President Trump said the last thing he'd want to do is shut it down.
The White House has also threatened mass firings of federal workers.
Democrats are pressing the White House and Republicans to negotiate with them on health care.
Tamara Keith, NPR News, the White House.
Comey was indicted on two counts related to allegedly lying to Congress in testimony five years ago, after Trump demanded that the Justice Department prosecute him.
Trump says he expects more of the people who made his life miserable over the last eight years to be prosecuted.