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Trump on TAXPAYERS ponying up $1 billion: "We're putting up $400m to do the ballroom section of the ballroom" [View all]
Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com
Q: You have repeatedly said taxpayers would not pay for the ballroom. Why should taxpayers now be on hook for a billion dollars?
TRUMP: They're not. That's for projects having to do with safety in a certain section of the WH grounds. We're putting up $400m to do the ballroom section of the ballroom
Q: You have repeatedly said taxpayers would not pay for the ballroom. Why should taxpayers now be on hook for a billion dollars?
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-08T00:54:51.351Z
TRUMP: They're not. That's for projects having to do with safety in a certain section of the WH grounds. We're putting up 0m to do the ballroom section of the ballroom
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