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Tuesday, June 16, 2026
WASHINGTON " Construction of Donald Trump's White House ballroom is projected to cost $600 million, significantly more than the president has previously said, with taxpayers covering more than half that amount, according to a new report from the Washington Post, which cited internal government documents. |
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More Alternate links: Google News | Twitter Trump, in March 31 remarks to reporters in the Oval Office, called the White House ballroom project "a donation" from private companies. "This is taxpayer-free. We have no taxpayer putting up 10 cents," the president said. But the Post, citing the project summaries from Clark Construction, as well as invoice logs and emails, found tens of millions of dollars in public funds have already gone toward the project, with taxpayer money tapped from the beginning. Comments
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