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Taxpayer money expected to fund half of Trump's White House ballroom project, Washington Post finds
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4:00Now PlayingA new Washington Post report says President Trump's White House ballroom could cost $600 million, with half the cost borne by taxpayers. Sarah Blaskey, an investigative reporter at The Washington Post who helped break the story, joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
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