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GOP Sneaks In $1 Billion for Trump's Ballroom That He Promised You Wouldn't Pay For
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May 12, 2026
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10:43Now PlayingTrump said it in all caps on his own platform: taxpayers would pay ZERO for his White House ballroom. Not one penny. Senate Republicans just buried $1 billion for that exact project inside the ICE funding bill — and scheduled the vote for 3 in the morning. It went from a "privately funded gift to the nation" to a billion-dollar taxpayer expense in a matter of weeks. This is the Taxpayer Heist hiding in plain sight. 56% of Americans opposed this project before the billion-dollar price tag even went public. Now you know why they voted at 3 AM.
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NPR "Immigration enforcement bill contains $1B in White House ballroom security money"
PBS NewsHour "Senate Republicans look to fund $1 billion in security upgrades for Trump's ballroom"
NBC News "Republicans propose $1 billion in taxpayer dollars to secure Trump ballroom"
Fox News "Senate GOP tucks $1B for Trump ballroom security into sweeping funding bill"
ABC News / Washington Post / Ipsos Poll "Americans oppose Trump ballroom 2to1"
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