So you think something that is a national item is petty and shouldn’t be talked about?
Sure, discuss and I in no way indicated I thought the addition is petty. Quite the opposite, I opined the ballroom is functional, necessary and appropriate. As well as largely privately funded. There are likely some gov’t agencies involved on the periphery, at some federal cost.
You used words like ‘gaudiness’ & ‘glam’ for the structure and in description of the president.
Unless some black-robed tyrant shuts it down, it’s going to be huuuuge! I look forward to the completion.