Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Dulcinea

(10,223 posts)
Tue Apr 28, 2026, 08:16 AM 17 hrs ago

Congressional Republicans are split on using taxpayer funds to build Trump's ballroom

(NBC News) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s top allies are pushing for Congress to fund a costly White House ballroom after the president was evacuated from a dinner Saturday in a sprawling hotel ballroom where a gunman breached a security checkpoint.

But Republicans are divided on whether to make taxpayers foot the bill, with some preferring to let Trump raise money privately to construct the 90,000-square foot ballroom. And Democrats remain firmly opposed, meaning it would be a heavy lift for Republicans to pass a bill.

On Monday, a trio of Republicans senators — Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Katie Britt of Alabama and Eric Schmitt of Missouri — announced legislation to provide $400 million to build a new ballroom on the White House grounds.

“America has a problem, and we intend to fix it,” Graham told reporters. “This is not about Trump. It’s about the presidency of the United States. It’s about the person who occupies that office not being put at risk if they choose to go off campus.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/congressional-republicans-split-using-taxpayer-010349459.html

13 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Congressional Republicans are split on using taxpayer funds to build Trump's ballroom (Original Post) Dulcinea 17 hrs ago OP
Taxpayers pay for the Golden Ball Room? Are you kidding? Stargazer99 16 hrs ago #1
Waste of money on something that will never be built as soon as Democrats get control of Congress. lees1975 16 hrs ago #2
This was the plan all along... Wuddles440 16 hrs ago #3
Sure, just like Mexico will pay for the wall. Dr. T 12 hrs ago #7
Exactly! ... HighFired49 1 hr ago #12
"It's about (the president) not being put at risk if they choose to go off campus." SamuelAdams 15 hrs ago #4
This theft doesn't solve that problem RainCaster 13 hrs ago #5
So where is the money that has already been donated? Smilo 12 hrs ago #6
They'll get their death threats godfather style and give in like the cowards they are ! kimbutgar 11 hrs ago #8
Lindsey trying to impress his alpha male hero. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 11 hrs ago #9
America's "problem" are Republican's like these three Buddyzbuddy 10 hrs ago #10
No Akakoji 4 hrs ago #11
WTF, what happened to a bunch of rich ass kissers paying for this monstrosity? Skittles 5 min ago #13

Stargazer99

(3,542 posts)
1. Taxpayers pay for the Golden Ball Room? Are you kidding?
Tue Apr 28, 2026, 08:46 AM
16 hrs ago

No wonder the Rich and powerful call you suckers and losers!!

lees1975

(7,137 posts)
2. Waste of money on something that will never be built as soon as Democrats get control of Congress.
Tue Apr 28, 2026, 08:54 AM
16 hrs ago

That should be somewhere in the agenda.

Wuddles440

(2,112 posts)
3. This was the plan all along...
Tue Apr 28, 2026, 09:00 AM
16 hrs ago

and the private sector "paying for it" was just another Pedo Don & Company charade.

Dr. T

(672 posts)
7. Sure, just like Mexico will pay for the wall.
Tue Apr 28, 2026, 12:55 PM
12 hrs ago

Bait-and-switch. It's a shame that your garden variety Repuglican base MAGAt does not have the intellectual capacity to comprehend that concept.

HighFired49

(505 posts)
12. Exactly! ...
Tue Apr 28, 2026, 11:36 PM
1 hr ago

He was just bs'ing to cover his ass for the moment that he was being questioned about the funding. That was really apparent, if you can find the interview and watch it again, you can see the moment that he thought about a way to cover his ass for the costs after he was asked about who was going to pay for all of that. I say, send him the bills for the destruction and the rebuild.

SamuelAdams

(109 posts)
4. "It's about (the president) not being put at risk if they choose to go off campus."
Tue Apr 28, 2026, 10:01 AM
15 hrs ago

How does a White House ballroom protect the president when they are off campus? Presidents will no longer go on vacation or hold campaign rallies?

RainCaster

(13,816 posts)
5. This theft doesn't solve that problem
Tue Apr 28, 2026, 12:14 PM
13 hrs ago

" It’s about the person who occupies that office not being put at risk if they choose to go off campus.”
That's what Lindsey says, but building this ugly monstrosity does nothing to solve the security problems once TSF leaves the White House grounds.

Smilo

(2,049 posts)
6. So where is the money that has already been donated?
Tue Apr 28, 2026, 12:44 PM
12 hrs ago

Hey, Graham, the "ballroom" would not be off campus and there must be a safe room or more within the White House itself.

Let's not delude ourselves, the ballroom is just another trump trophy to flaunt to the world. We should not have to pay for this farce.

kimbutgar

(27,433 posts)
8. They'll get their death threats godfather style and give in like the cowards they are !
Tue Apr 28, 2026, 01:23 PM
11 hrs ago

The 🍊🐖💩 has such a chock hold on them that they also no longer have spines to stand up to him.

The real cowards in this country have R’s as their party !

Buddyzbuddy

(2,773 posts)
10. America's "problem" are Republican's like these three
Tue Apr 28, 2026, 02:57 PM
10 hrs ago

behaving like drunken teens at a cathouse with their dad's platinum credit card.

Akakoji

(546 posts)
11. No
Tue Apr 28, 2026, 08:28 PM
4 hrs ago

No one will ever stage another shooting on themselves. We all saw this coming. How many times are we going to allow the GOP to steal our money and sacrifice it in fear to their god?

Skittles

(172,357 posts)
13. WTF, what happened to a bunch of rich ass kissers paying for this monstrosity?
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 01:17 AM
5 min ago

THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF THEM

Latest Discussions»Editorials & Other Articles»Congressional Republicans...