Trump Reports Call With Putin About White House Ballroom Sconce Design
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The Onion Staff
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Summary
President Donald Trump announces a productive phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin focused on discussing ballroom sconce design options for a planned $300 million White House ballroom. Trump praises Putin's ability to compromise on fixtures and reports making progress on negotiating gold versus silver finishes for the wall-mounted lighting.
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We spoke for several hours and made great progress in negotiating whether I should go with a gold or silver finish.
Acknowledging that he was impressed by the foreign leader's ability to compromise on all kinds of fixtures.
He was committed to reaching a diplomatic solution in finalizing the design of his planned $300 million White House ballroom.
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