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GOP leader confirms taxpayers on the hook for Trump's ballooning $600M ballroom
The Ballroom Is Not the Story. The Power Transfer Is.What the reporting showsTrump promised a taxpayer-free White House ballroom. Contractor documents say the project is $600 million, with $307 million of that coming from public funds through the Secret Service, the White House Military Office, and the Executive Residence. Senate Majority Leader John Thune did not dispute that taxpayers would help pay. White House spokesman Davis Ingle still pushed the “approximately $400 million” private-funding line. Six Republicans, including Susan Collins, voted to require congressional approval before…
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