Trump ballroom project faces criticism over $1bn taxpayer funding demand
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Updated · The Daily Beast · May 7
Trump ballroom project faces criticism over $1bn taxpayer funding demand
10 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · May 7
Stephen Colbert said Senate Republicans want taxpayers to cover $1 billion, despite Trump's repeated pledges from September through March that donors would pay.
Trump now says the enlarged White House ballroom will cost under $400 million, up from $200 million, blaming a bigger, higher-quality design rather than overruns.
Colbert used past clips to accuse Trump of blatant backtracking, while reports say Clark Construction has an executive working from a White House trailer to speed completion.
Will the private donors funding the White House ballroom be publicly identified to ensure full transparency amid rising costs?