Seriously, why would he think we've been begging for a friggin ballroom??? I haven't read anything about the white house needing a ballroom anywhere in the history books at school,ever. He needs a look at the year, we're not in the 1700s
I bet it's really tempting, for him. I mean he's not taking a salary, yet he's in charge of trillions of dollars, and it's always moving around, making other people rich while he sits there. Even the most honorable guy has to wonder "what if?" every once in a while.