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4. Trump admin's official position is that almost EVERYTHING in the ballroom is security-related.
Tue May 5, 2026, 06:55 PM
4 hrs ago

trump wants US taxpayers to pay the entire cost of the ballroom



The reconciliation bill says that Trump can’t spend the $1 billion they gave him for the ballroom on “non-security” features.

But the Trump admin’s official position is that almost EVERYTHING in the ballroom — from the walls to the columns to the ceiling — is security-related.

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