GOP Proposes $1B Taxpayer Bailout for Trump's White House Ballroom
TL;DR
Senate Republicans, led by Chuck Grassley, propose steering about $1 billion in taxpayer funds toward security upgrades for the White House perimeter to support Trump’s East Wing modernization/ballroom project, tucked into a broader bill on immigration enforcement; the piece argues this would use public money to back a Trump project and highlights ethics concerns over undisclosed corporate donations, while noting Tennessee’s new congressional map and its potential political fallout.
- The GOP’s New Solution to Fund Trump's Ballroom: Your Money The Bulwark
- Senate GOP fears $1B for White House ballroom represents political landmine The Hill
- Trump and his team try (and fail) to defend the escalating cost of the ballroom project MS NOW
- Republicans propose $1 billion in taxpayer dollars to secure Trump ballroom NBC News
- Trump defends $400M price tag for White House ballroom construction project ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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