Trump frames White House ballroom as private project amid funding dispute
TL;DR
President Donald Trump defended his White House ballroom project, insisting private donors and his own money would cover roughly $1 billion in related Secret Service costs after a Senate bill blocked the funding; Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled the provision violated budget rules, removing about $220 million allocated for the ballroom and complicating GOP efforts without Democratic support, while Trump framed critics as politically motivated and stressed the project would not be taxpayer-funded.
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