Republicans in Congress push for Trump’s White House ballroom after shooting at media dinner
Republican lawmakers say the project would add a secure on-site venue and underground security space after the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting.
- Following the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner this weekend, President Donald Trump and his allies are pushing to build a new White House ballroom, arguing it provides necessary security.
- The ballroom project has polled poorly since Trump bulldozed the East Wing last year without standard approval processes. A CNN analysis found more than 97 percent of comments critical of the project.
- While the dinner hosts more than 2000 people, Trump's ballroom is expected to seat about 1000. Polling shows strong opposition, with opponents outnumbering supporters by around 3-to-1 in some surveys.
- GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado is calling on Congress to authorize construction to bypass legal hurdles; however, Congress has shown little interest in voting on the measure, which requires Democratic support.
- Host Seth Meyers mocked the administration's claims that the ballroom is 'militarily top secret,' noting Trump's frequent public discussions contradict such secrecy assertions.
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GOP seeks $400 million in taxpayer funds for Trump’s White House ballroom
This article was originally published by Garrison Vance at Natural News. Senate Republicans introduced legislation on Monday to allocate $400 million in taxpayer funds for President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project, according to a bill filed by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) [1]. The proposal follows a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on April 25, which supp…
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Republicans eye picking up $400M tab for Trump’s ballroom as some Dems open to ‘discuss’ idea
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A cohort of Senate Republicans wants to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to fund President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom after a third assassination attempt was foiled over the weekend. Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Katie Britt, R-Ala., and Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., plan to introduce legislation that would unlock $400 million for the administration to construct the ballroom. It would effectively …
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