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Fetterman: Democrats should ‘drop the TDS,’ fund Trump ballroom after shooting
Fetterman said the shooting showed why the White House needs a safer ballroom, while the Justice Department pressed a preservation group to drop its lawsuit.
- Senator John Fetterman, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, supported President Donald Trump's plan to build a White House ballroom after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
- The alleged shooter, Cole Allen, bypassed multiple Secret Service layers and almost fired in a room with the president, vice president, and key officials present at the Washington Hilton.
- The Justice Department urged the National Trust for Historic Preservation to drop its legal challenge against the $400 million privately funded ballroom project, citing security risks.
- The shooting highlighted the importance of the ballroom for protecting the president and those in the line of succession.
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Fetterman breaks with Democrats after shooting scare, backs Trump on major White House project
Sen. John Fetterman broke with Democrats to back the White House ballroom after the shooting at the Correspondents' Dinner, saying the venue was not built for such events.
·New York, United States
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Top Dem joins MAGA in calling for Trump White House ballroom: ‘Drop the TDS’
·New Jersey, United States
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Democrat Sen. John Fetterman: “Drop the TDS and Build the White House Ballroom!” * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Kaley
Once again, Sen. John Fetterman is proving himself to be the most rational Democrat in politics. He is now actively calling for the White House ballroom to be built after last night’s shooting exposed serious security vulnerabilities. In a post on X, Fetterman told Democrats to “drop the TDS and build the White House ballroom for events exactly like these.” Read it here: We were there front and center. That venue wasn’t built to accommodate an …
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