New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- The White House rejected reports suggesting that President Donald Trump intends to name the new White House ballroom after himself, stating that any official decision about the event space's name will be announced by the president personally.

White House spokesman Davis Ingle told Fox News Digital on Friday, "Any announcement made on the name of the ballroom will come directly from President Trump himself, and not through anonymous and unnamed sources."

Rumours circulated widely on Friday afternoon claiming Trump would name the ballroom after himself, following an ABC News report alleging that administration officials were already referring to the project as "The President Donald J. Trump Ballroom". "I won't get in...