Lawmakers Intensify Push For Trump’s $400 Million Ballroom After Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting
Republicans say the ballroom and bunker would add security after the shooting, while critics call the $400 million plan a vanity project.
- A shooting at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Dinner prompted Republicans to coalesce around President Donald Trump's $400 million ballroom proposal, citing it as a 'national security necessity'.
- Construction of the ballroom continues pending appeal, though a federal judge ruled this month that President Trump requires congressional approval for the 'massive complex'.
- Sen. Lindsey Graham plans to introduce legislation Monday to fund the project, while Rep. Jim Jordan told Fox News he agreed '100%' the facility would be a 'much safer location'.
- Rep. Chip Roy aims to attach ballroom funding to a pending reconciliation bill, bypassing a stand-alone vote despite party leaders' desire to keep legislation focused on border security.
- The ballroom push coincides with a 73-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, which Republicans accuse Senate Democrats of holding 'hostage' to leverage immigration enforcement reforms.
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