Congressional Republicans are split on using taxpayer funds to build Trump's ballroom
(NBC News) WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps 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. Its about the presidency of the United States. Its 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
Stargazer99
(3,542 posts)No wonder the Rich and powerful call you suckers and losers!!
lees1975
(7,137 posts)That should be somewhere in the agenda.
Wuddles440
(2,112 posts)and the private sector "paying for it" was just another Pedo Don & Company charade.
Dr. T
(672 posts)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)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)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)" Its 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)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)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 Rs as their party !
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(136,673 posts)Buddyzbuddy
(2,773 posts)behaving like drunken teens at a cathouse with their dad's platinum credit card.
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)THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF THEM