Trump Administration Moves $352 Million From Secret Service to White House Security Account
The White House Office of Management and Budget moved $352 million from Secret Service resources as ballroom costs rose, officials and reports said.
- The White House Office of Management and Budget has quietly redirected $352 million from a specialized U.S. Secret Service fund into an account designated for "White House Security Measures."
- Lawmakers from both parties suspect the funds are being covertly diverted to build a controversial ballroom—officially dubbed the "East Wing Modernization Project"—after Congress explicitly turned down a $1 billion request for the construction.
- The transfer appears to directly contradict President Trump's repeated promises that the massive, 90,000-square-foot project would be "taxpayer-free" and funded entirely by private donors.
- The raided funds were originally approved by Congress to protect under-fire personnel, drawn from last summer's One Big Beautiful Bill Act to shore up Secret Service training, recruitment, and technology following multiple attempts on the president's life.
- The administration fiercely defended the legality of the move, with a White House spokesperson arguing the funds are being used appropriately for necessary physical security upgrades around the complex that are "inextricably tied" to protecting the president.
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White House Redirects $352 Million For Security Projects
A newly disclosed budget transfer has intensified scrutiny of the Trump administration's plans for a major White House construction project, after the Office of Management and Budget reportedly redirected $352 million from a U.S. Secret Service fund into an account designated for White House security measures. The transfer has drawn attention from lawmakers in both parties, who are seeking clarification on how the funds will ultimately be used. …
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The Seattle TimesDemocrats say money from Trump’s tax cuts bill is paying for White House ballroom project
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than $350 million from President Donald Trump’s “ big, beautiful bill ” has been quietly directed to White House security, an allotment that Democrats warn appears to be helping fund his new ballroom project
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KTBSDemocrats say money from Trump's tax cuts bill is paying for White House ballroom project
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than $350 million from President Donald Trump’s “ big, beautiful bill ” has been quietly directed to White House security, an allotment that Democrats warn appears to be helping fund his new ballroom project — despite the president’s insistence that no taxpayer dollars would be used. The apportionment of funds, which the White House’s Office of Management and Budget made late Friday, comes from two accounts that were inten…
Despite previous reports that the US president's ballroom will be built exclusively from private donations.
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