GOP's $1B Ballroom Ask Is for Broader Secret Service Needs: Trump Spokesperson

GOP's $1B ballroom ask is for broader Secret Service needs: Trump spokesperson

The request by Senate Republicans last week raised eyebrows because Trump has said his $400 million project is privately funded.

Yet Another New Spin On $1Billion For Trump's Tacky Ballroom

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo that the $1 billion Republicans want taxpayers to fork over for President Donald Trump’s so-called “privately funded” ballroom is actually for a drone defense system. “The Secret Service cannot take private funding, because they also look over embezzlement,” Mullin explained. “One of the biggest threats we have is from a drone defense. That is not a che…

MAGA echo chamber fails to save Trump’s 'megalomania' bunker

Trump’s iron grip on his Republican Party remains unbroken, but some elements are starting to feel public fury at President Donald Trump’s $1 billion bunker, particularly as voters pay more at the pump and grocery stores.“Republicans tell Punchbowl that the ballroom funding faces obstacles in the House, in part because it’s a tough vote for vulnerable House Republicans,” reports New Republic staff writer Greg Sargent. “As one put it: ‘A first-ye…

Trump Ballroom Suddenly Faces GOP Opposition in Surprise Blow to MAGA

MAGA hoped the correspondents’ dinner assassination plot would give the ballroom a big political lift. But Americans still hate the idea. Democrats must capitalize on that.

Trump’s Big Ballroom Could Tank GOP’s ‘Skinny’ ICE Bill

After the WHCD shooting, it seemed like a good idea to market Trump’s ballroom as a security imperative. Now it’s a politically dangerous boondoggle, and congressional Republicans want a way to get it out of their must-pass ICE-funding bill.