Eric Trump reveals Trump library will include exact ballroom replica to join 'sexiest buildings on earth'

By NIKKI SCHWAB, CHIEF CAMPAIGN CORRESPONDENT Published: 21:50, 6 April 2026 | Updated: 21:52, 6 April 2026 President Donald Trump will be getting his White House ballroom, no matter what - though it could be 1,000 miles away from Washington. Eric Trump confirmed to the Daily Mail in a gaggle with reporters on Monday that the Trump presidential library in Miami will include a replica of the ballroom among a number of other bells and whistles.  Eric, his wife Lara and their two children Luke, 8, and Carolina, 6, were attending the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn Monday morning. 'A big replica of the ballroom inside,' the first son described. 'It's going to be the exact same details we have over there.'  Eric spoke with journalists near where large cranes loomed over the construction site of the ballroom, which is currently in legal limbo.  Last week, the President shared a promo reel of what his future Trump presidential library could look like - it showed what appeared to be the ballroom, as well as a 747 Air Force One in the tower's grand lobby.  The library is expected to be built on a plot of land in downtown Miami, and be a skyscraper, the first of its kind.  'It's going to be a great statement,' Eric said. 'It's gonna be the tallest building in Miami - by far the best location. That piece of land is incredible. It's going to be fun.' Eric Trump (center right) spoke to reporters Monday at the White House Easter Egg Roll about the future Trump presidential library, telling the Daily Mail that there would indeed be a replica of the White House ballroom in the Miami skyscraper that's being planned  President Donald Trump and Eric Trump shared an AI-generated video last Monday that appeared to show a space that resembled the President's White House ballroom, which hit a legal snafu in court last week  Trump's second-born son said the library would include a recreation of the gilded Oval Office and the West Colonnade - dubbed the 'Presidential Walk of Fame' - where the President has hung portraits of his predecessors, among them one signed by autopen. Eric, who took over management of the Trump Organization alongside his older brother Donald Trump Jr., is overseeing the project. 'It's amazing when you can bring your two worlds together,' he said. 'We do the high-rise game better than anyone in history. That's what he's always known for. We talked about the library and I said, "Listen, I want to take it on."' He pledged the library will be delivered on time, under budget and better-looking than Barack Obama's avant-garde structure, due to open soon in Chicago. 'This could be very different from Obama's - neither on time nor on budget. And it's horribly ugly. It literally looks like a prison,' Eric scoffed. 'This is not going to win architectural awards, that much I can tell you.' An Obama spokesperson did not immediately respond to the Daily Mail's request for comment.   The library will also feature a gold escalator - a nod to the one Trump famously rode down when he launched his presidential campaign in June 2015 - and, according to an AI-generated video shared by Eric and his father last week, a large gold statue in the auditorium. 'His entire legacy was some of the sexiest buildings anywhere on Earth,' Eric said. Eric Trump (right) joined his father President Donald Trump (left) and First Lady Melania Trump (center) at Monday's White House Easter Egg Roll, where he spoke to reporters about the future Trump presidential library, a project he's been put in charge of  President Donald Trump's presidential library will be constructed in downtown Miami. The AI-video showed the future library as a gilded skyscraper   President Donald Trump's future presidential library is expected to house the Air Force One that is being built using a 747 that belonged to the Qatari royal family   A gold statue of President Donald Trump can be seen from an auditorium space in the future Trump presidential library in downtown Miami, Florida, according to an AI-generated video shared last week   The Trump presidential library will be the first of its kind - a skyscraper - with Eric Trump saying Monday that his father's 'entire legacy was some of the sexiest buildings anywhere on Earth. The AI-generated video showed a rooftop event space overlooking the water He called it 'hugely ironic' that the skyscraper would rise in Florida rather than the President's native New York - a state Trump made his legal home during his first term, relocating to Mar-a-Lago as its political climate better matched his own. 'Ten years ago, I would have said we'd be building on Fifth Avenue,' Eric said. Last week a federal judge ordered the White House ballroom project to be stopped, except for construction needed for national security matters, as a National Trust For Historic Preservation lawsuit makes its way through court.  The Trump administration has already appealed and another emergency motion was filed on Friday arguing that construction must continue citing national security concerns.  At the same time, the National Capital Planning Commission, an oversight body filled with Trump appointees, approved the ballroom project in its current iteration on Thursday.   The National Trust for Historic Preservation is arguing that the ballroom project must be approved by Congress before it can proceed.   No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? 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