President Donald Trump took a moment, during a speech at the White House on Tuesday, to admire the “beautiful sound of construction” on the new ballroom he commissioned, saying he loved the clanging — even if his critics hate it and the project is costing him a bunch of dough.

“Ooh, that’s music to my ears. I love that sound,” Trump said, while holding his hand up to his right ear.

The move was reminiscent of recently departed MAGA fan Hulk Hogan, who would make a similar gesture inside the ring.

“Other people don’t like it — I love it, Josh,” Trump continued, while pointing to Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and drawing a few chuckles from the crowd.

Trump added: “I think, when I hear that sound, it reminds me of money. In this case, it reminds me of [a] lack of money, because I’m paying for it.”

His quip comes a day after demolition began on the East Wing of the White House in order to make room for the $250 million ballroom Trump spearheaded.

The New York Post reported,  as construction workers maneuver excavators and cranes, that “windows facing the Treasury Department are smashed and half-off their hinges, and the former upper-floor White House calligraphy office bears a gaping hole.” Trump had previously promised not to “interfere” with the original White House structure.

Trump has championed the fact that taxpayers are not pitching in a dime for the new ballroom. Instead, it is being funded by private donors and donations from companies like Apple and Amazon.

Not every American has been thrilled with Trump’s revamp, though. Democratic politicians like Hillary Clinton and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) have complained about the ballroom, with Clinton saying on Tuesday Trump was “destroying” the White House.

Some in the media are not happy about it, either, like The Atlantic staff writer Toluse Olorunnipa, who said on CNN on Tuesday morning that Trump had “defaced” the White House.

You can watch Trump joke about the ballroom and how much it is costing above, via Fox News.

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