According to a recent poll, a majority of Americans are not in favor of President Trump’s proposed $300 million ballroom project. The Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos survey reveals that 56 percent of participants expressed either “somewhat” or “strongly” opposing views towards the initiative. Conversely, only 28 percent of those surveyed indicated support for the project, either “somewhat” or “strongly.”

Several major corporations, including Amazon, Apple, and Google, are contributing financially to the endeavor. Last week, President Trump informed reporters that the project’s cost would reach $300 million, surpassing the initial $200 million estimate provided by the White House earlier this year. He emphasized that the funding would be sourced entirely from private donations.

“Throughout history, presidents have made various changes. This, however, would represent the most significant transformation. It’s something that has been desired for at least 150 years,” President Trump remarked last week.

The plan to demolish the East Wing of the White House to make room for the grand ballroom has sparked considerable backlash from critics, drawing widespread public attention and debate.

The demolition of the White House’s East Wing to leave space for Trump’s vision of a large ballroom has caused a large outcry from critics.

Destruction of the East Wing was completed last Thursday. Excavators were seen tearing it apart beginning the Monday before. The Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll began the Friday after destruction was completed.

The East Wing previously held the office of first lady Melania Trump, the offices of the White House social secretary and calligrapher, the movie theater and the presidential bunker.

Some Senate Democrats, led by Sen. Adam Schiff (Calif.), on Tuesday wrote a letter addressed to White House chief of staff Susie Wiles requesting a “complete accounting of all donations to the White House ballroom construction project.”

“We write to express serious concerns regarding President Trump’s financing of the new White House ballroom construction project through private donations from individuals and corporations whose business interests are deeply impacted by the administration and its decisions,” the senators wrote.

The Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll took place Oct. 24-28, featuring 2,725 people, with plus or minus 1.9 percentage points as its margin of sampling error.