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97%

That’s the share of public comments opposing Donald Trump’s proposed White House ballroom, according to an analysis of more than 35,000 submissions reviewed ahead of a hearing by the National Capital Planning Commission. The planned 1,000-seat ballroom has drawn widespread criticism online even as federal design panels appointed by the president have backed the project. Commission officials delayed a vote on the proposal until April, citing the unusually large volume of public feedback.