I agree that we should have a “ball room” that meets the standards of the “greatest country in the world.”
But I hate the gold inlay everywhere. It’s possible to have stately without looking like Louis XVI lived here. Most Americans are ostentatious. They like classy without flaunting.
It IS possible to think its necessary, but also understand the next occupant is going to take a chisel to the gold.
Actually if you have ever seen pictures of Trump’s mansion inside Trump Towers you might be more likely to guess Louis XIV, the Sun King, rather than Louse XVI who was a rather plain and simple person. His wife had all the glam.