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Trump says ‘military wanted’ White House ballroom: ‘That was supposed to be secret’
The $400 million White House ballroom project includes upgrades to a secret East Wing bunker and is funded by private donors, with no taxpayer money involved.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump claimed the U.S. military wanted the new $400 million, 90,000-square-foot White House Ballroom "more than anybody," while construction simultaneously allows officials to revamp a secret underground bunker built to protect President Franklin Roosevelt during World War II.
- Construction costs have escalated from an initial $200 million to the current $400 million estimate. Trump noted the ballroom is funded by "rich people" and that "zero taxpayer dollars" are going toward the project.
- Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized the project on Thursday, arguing Americans care more about rising fuel costs. She noted citizens are paying $4+ per gallon for gas and nearly $6 for diesel amid economic pressures.
- Trump referenced a federal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over cost overruns at the central bank's headquarters. He boasted about his pick for the next chair, Kevin Warsh, during the Cabinet meeting.
- While Trump omitted details on the underground facility, the White House previously stated the construction involves "mission critical functionality" and "necessary security enhancements," including "top secret" work to modernize the bunker.
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Trump: Military wanted $400M White House ballroom, but ‘that was supposed to be secret’
President Donald Trump said during a Cabinet meeting Thursday that the U.S. military wanted him to build the new $400 million, 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom “more than anybody.”
Donald Trump Says Military Wanted a White House Ballroom 'More Than Anybody': 'It Was Supposed to Be Secret'
President Donald Trump claimed the U.S. military wanted the new $400 million White House ballroom structure he is building 'more than anybody,' following reporting that the new East Wing will include a revamped top-secret bunker
Trump says ‘military wanted’ White House ballroom: ‘That was supposed to be secret’
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