Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Trump's White House Ballroom, Records Show
TL;DR
New records from The Washington Post reveal the White House expected the Trump White House ballroom to cost about $600 million, with taxpayers shouldering roughly half the construction costs—contradicting Trump’s claim of taxpayer-free funding—and showing federal payments already flowing as security and other costs were estimated for America 250 celebrations.
- Surprise! Taxpayers Were Always Going to Foot the Bill for Trump's Ballroom, Records Reveal Rolling Stone
- Trump said no taxpayer money would be spent on the ballroom. A contractor’s invoices show otherwise. The Washington Post
- Trump ballroom cost soars to €516m with half coming from taxpayers, US media say Euronews
- White House ballroom costs may rise to $600M, with half coming from taxpayers: Report Yahoo
- Trump's ballroom costs $600 million. And we're paying half. | Opinion USA Today
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