In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, Trump acknowledged that the construction project’s price tag has gone up from around $200 million to “something less than 400.” But he claimed that the end result “will be magnificent, safe, and secure.”
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A separate bill put forth by a group of GOP senators, led by Lindsey Graham, proposed providing $400 million in funding for the ballroom project, which would be offset by customs fees.
Democrats have pushed back on the ballroom project. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called it a “vanity project that resulted from the destruction that was unauthorized of the East Wing of the White House.”
“Republicans are on a different planet than American families,” Schumer said in a post on X. “Republicans looked at families drowning in bills and decided what they really needed was more raids and a Trump ballroom.”
In December, a preservation group filed a legal challenge against the project, arguing that the construction was unlawful. In March, a judge ruled that the Administration had to halt construction until Congress authorizes the initiative—but that some work could continue if it was “necessary to ensure the safety and security of the White House.”
“The ballroom essentially becomes a shed for what’s being built under the military, including from drones and including from any other thing,” Trump told reporters on March 29. He added that the ballroom would have “high grade bulletproof glass.”
“Well, that’s what we’re doing, because everything’s bulletproof glass, etc. etc., including the ballroom,” the President said. “We have bio defense all over. We have secure telecommunications and communications all over. We have bomb shelters that we’re building. We have a hospital and very major medical facilities that we’re building. We have all of these things, so that’s called: I’m allowed to continue building as necessary.”
After the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ dinner in April, Trump and Republican lawmakers reiterated their claims that the ballroom project is important for security purposes, with some suggesting that Congress provide the $400 million needed to fund its construction.
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