US EditionFetterman: 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.
- Following the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Senator John Fetterman broke with many in his party on Sunday, April 26, 2026, to support President Trump’s controversial plan for a new White House ballroom.
- Senator Fetterman urged his fellow Democrats to "drop the TDS" and prioritize national security by funding the construction of a secure, dedicated ballroom on White House grounds.
- Having attended the dinner at the Washington Hilton, Fetterman argued that the public hotel venue was never designed to safely accommodate a gathering that includes nearly the entire U.S. government line of succession.
- The Senator emphasized that the "vulnerable" position of top officials during the shooting justifies the $400 million project, which includes a high-security bunker and "top-of-the-line" defensive features.
- Fetterman’s stance aligns him with Republican lawmakers like Senator Lindsey Graham and Tim Sheehy, who are now pushing to expedite construction and dismiss preservationist lawsuits blocking the site.
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Senator John Fetterman Breaks With His Party Again, Says Democrats Should Support Construction of White House Ballroom After WHCD Shooting
John Fetterman / Screenshot NBC Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania is once again showing himself to be the most reasonable member of his party. Following the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Fetterman is calling on his fellow Democrats to drop their Trump Derangement Syndrome and support construction of the White House Ballroom. This will earn him more scorn from the rabid far-left wing of his party, but he doesn’t seem to…
Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) has again surprised the radical wing of his party by demanding that Democrats abandon their obstructionism and allow funding for the construction of the new ballroom in the White House. The call comes after the chaotic assassination attempt against Donald Trump, which occurred on Saturday during the dinner of the White House Correspondents Association, where an armed man violated the security of the Washington Hilto…
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