This whole ballroom thing is bull crap. Not that I care if the White House has a ballroom or not. Well, I do think this plan is atrocious and they have ruined what was an iconic look of the White House.
However, the president does public events ALL the time. Are we going to move every appearance to DC and the White House? There is no way that venue on Saturday should have been less secure than 90% of the campaign stops a president makes during an election cycle. It is all just another ego thing for the narcissist in chief.