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President Trump publicly urged the firing of Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough after she rejected a Republican bid to attach funding for his White House ballroom to a bill funding immigration enforcement, highlighting the ongoing clash over parliamentary rules as GOP leaders stress that votes will determine the fate of the funding proposal.
President Trump urged Senate Republicans to fire nonpartisan parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough after she ruled that funding for the White House ballroom cannot be attached to the immigration-enforcement bill via budget reconciliation, blocking the project; he accused her of thwarting his agenda while Senate leaders warned of political and security implications, and GOP hopes to pass the ballroom package with a simple majority were dashed by the 60-vote requirement.
The Senate parliamentarian removed security funding that could be used for Donald Trump’s planned $400 million White House ballroom from a large spending package, jeopardizing Republicans’ bid to secure taxpayer money for the project. Democrats opposed the allocation and may pressure revisions, while Republicans could try to resurface the funding in a future version of the bill, with passage expected on a party-line vote.