GOP Ballroom and ICE Bill Would Add $72 Billion to Deficit

Thursday, May 07, 2026

The price tag jumps to $94 billion if you include interest, a nonpartisan watchdog says.

Posted by retort at 07:35 AM | 8 COMMENTS | permalink

Surprise! The GOP's budget package funding ICE + Trump's ballroom adds nearly $72 billion to the deficit, says CBO. And if you tack on interest, the price tags jumps to nearly $94 billion, says a nonpartisan watchdog group. www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-ba ...

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-- Jen Bendery (@jbendery.bsky.social) May 6, 2026 at 11:33 AM

Comments

I think that every senile orange-faced man in America deserves a one-billion dollar gold ball room.

Further, I think that any senile orange-faced man should be allowed to personally pocket the private donations he previously received for said ballroom.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-07 09:43 AM

The GOP don't care.

Right now they are trying to steal as much as they can for themselves before the system collapses.

#2 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-05-07 09:48 AM

Republicans spending like crazy; piling on more debt reformindicates they expect to lose the midterms badly! So,They will scream about the debt if the Democrats want to do anything for the people like any healthcare reform! It's the same old story; Republicans wreck the economy and the Democrats get elected to fix the mess the GOP always leaves behind! I must admit that I am becoming less and less tolerant of Republicans even relatives! I am sick of the dishonesty of their whole political philosophy!

#3 | Posted by danni at 2026-05-07 10:40 AM

From "fiscal conservatives" to gifting the King a personal army and ballroom.

#4 | Posted by Derek_Wildstar at 2026-05-07 11:17 AM

Recall that just weeks ago the now $1 billion ballroom was $200m then $400m, to be paid for with private donations?

#5 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-05-07 12:00 PM

When will Repubs drop the facade of fiscal conservatism? They've been the worst when it comes to debt and budgets for the entirety of my life.

#6 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-07 01:21 PM

-When will Repubs drop the facade of fiscal conservatism?

when it starts to cost them elections.

#7 | Posted by eberly at 2026-05-07 02:06 PM

Beware Fascist, er, I mean Republicans. Midterms are coming and most Americans don't support ICE or the stupid ballroom.

#8 | Posted by danni at 2026-05-08 09:10 AM