President Donald Trump’s costly White House ballroom continues to stir outrage after a newly released proposal confirmed that Senate Republicans are seeking $1 billion from taxpayers for the project — despite prior claims that construction would be privately funded.
Critics on social media blasted the project’s inflating cost.
“The ballroom went from $200 million & privately funded, to $300 million, to $400 million and taxpayers cover some of it, to MAGA trying to silently jam through $1 BILLION, 100% of which is our tax money, for this ballroom,” wrote one X user. “WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE.”
The new proposal calls for $1 billion for “security adjustments and upgrades” related to the ballroom — which it refers to as the East Wing Modernization Project — including “above-ground and below-ground security features.” Trump famously razed the East Wing of the White House last year to make way for his ballroom.