White House bowling alley gets a $250K glow-up
The General Services Administration also added $8,800 for escort services as the same contractor won an $878,000 EEOB basement studio job.
- On July 28, the General Services Administration awarded a nearly $253,000 contract to Charles Mann Enterprises for lighting work at the historic Harry S. Truman Bowling Alley in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
- The project revives a renovation target that previously sparked Republican outrage, when an Obama administration proposal to rebuild lanes deemed "irreparable" collapsed within 90 minutes of Time magazine reporting it.
- Charles Mann Enterprises also received $8,800 on Aug. 18 for escort services and a separate $878,000 contract for an unspecified "EEOB basement studio project" in the same basement location.
- Former Rep. Pat Meehan previously led GOP-controlled House opposition, arguing the plan was comparable to ice cream—a "want," not a "need" worthy of federal funds.
- Since its 1947 construction for Harry Truman, the alley has undergone bipartisan updates, including a 1994 renovation under President Bill Clinton and a 2019 restoration led by First Lady Melania Trump using private funds.
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Documents reveal Trump quietly approved $253,000 renovation for historic White house bowling alley
Donald Trump awarded more than a quarter-million dollars to upgrade lighting at the Harry S. Truman Bowling Alley, a basement fixture of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. On July 28 this year, the General Services Administration cut a check to Charles Mann Enterprises for $253,000 for the renovation. A second contract arrived in August for an additional $8,800, covering security escorts for construction workers moving through restricted …
Trump's secret splurge on White House bowling alley exposed in new documents: report
The Trump White House has quietly greenlit a fresh renovation of the historic Harry S. Truman Bowling Alley, wading into a project so politically toxic it once got canceled within 90 minutes of a single news story breaking.The General Services Administration (GSA) awarded a nearly $253,000 contract on July 28 for lighting work on the two-lane bowling alley in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, according to public contract records reviewed…
Trump White House Plans $250K Bowling Alley Renovation
AP Photo/Alex Brandon President Donald Trump’s White House is planning more than $250,000 in work on its private bowling alley, reviving a renovation target that previously sparked Republican outrage over taxpayer spending during the Obama administration. The General Services Administration awarded a nearly $253,000 contract on July 28 for lighting work at the two-lane Harry S. Truman Bowling Alley, according to public contract awards reviewed a…
Trump Awards $253K Contract To Fix Up WH Bowling Alley (GOP Screamed When Obama Tried To Do This)
Politico reports: The General Services Administration, under the auspices of the Executive Office of the President, awarded a nearly $253,000 contract for lighting work on the two-lane Harry S. Truman Bowling Alley, according to public contract awards reviewed by West Wing Playbook. The last time the GSA went near the bowling alley, which is reserved … The post Trump Awards $253K Contract To Fix Up WH Bowling Alley (GOP Screamed When Obama Tried…
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