Trump Administration Moves $352 Million From Secret Service to White House Security Account
The White House Office of Management and Budget moved $352 million from Secret Service resources as ballroom costs rose, officials and reports said.
- The White House Office of Management and Budget has quietly redirected $352 million from a specialized U.S. Secret Service fund into an account designated for "White House Security Measures."
- Lawmakers from both parties suspect the funds are being covertly diverted to build a controversial ballroom—officially dubbed the "East Wing Modernization Project"—after Congress explicitly turned down a $1 billion request for the construction.
- The transfer appears to directly contradict President Trump's repeated promises that the massive, 90,000-square-foot project would be "taxpayer-free" and funded entirely by private donors.
- The raided funds were originally approved by Congress to protect under-fire personnel, drawn from last summer's One Big Beautiful Bill Act to shore up Secret Service training, recruitment, and technology following multiple attempts on the president's life.
- The administration fiercely defended the legality of the move, with a White House spokesperson arguing the funds are being used appropriately for necessary physical security upgrades around the complex that are "inextricably tied" to protecting the president.
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WASHINGTON >> The Trump administration has transferred about $350 million from the Secret Service to White House security upgrades as President Donald Trump builds a luxury ballroom on the grounds with a secure military bunker underneath.
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has transferred about $350 million from the Secret Service to White House security upgrades as President Donald Trump builds a luxury ballroom on the grounds with a secure military bunker underneath. The post Trump redirects millions from Secret Service amid White House construction appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
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