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Should Taxpayers Fund Trump's Ballroom? Republicans Are Split
The bill would steer $400 million in taxpayer funding to a 90,000-square-foot ballroom with a military bunker and room for about 1,000 people.
- On Monday, Senator Lindsey Graham , joined by Senators Katie Britt and Eric Schmitt , introduced legislation seeking $400 million in federal funding for President Donald Trump's White House ballroom project.
- The proposal marks a shift from Trump's earlier assurances that the project would be "privately funded" at "zero cost to the taxpayer," a pivot prompted by security concerns following Saturday's White House Correspondents' Association dinner shooting.
- Graham detailed that legislation would authorize $400 million, with $332 million offset by "customs fees," to build a secure facility featuring a Secret Service annex and infrastructure he described as "national security-centric."
- Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez denounced the bill as an unacceptable use of taxpayer money, while Senator Rick Scott questioned the necessity, stating there is "no need for taxpayers to fund Trump's ballroom."
- The 90,000-square-foot facility is projected to accommodate roughly 1,000 people, though an appeals court allowed construction to continue this month while reviewing a lower court's ruling on whether congressional approval is required.
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