Zincwarrior
Diamond Member
Let them eat cake! Now working class slobs get to pay for Trump's Versailles Palace Ballroom. That didn't take long. Its ok, the President is focused like a laser beam on our deficit. They don't work for us. We work for them. MAGA!
www.the-independent.com
In the wake of the shooting at the White House Correspondentsā Dinner, top Republicans want to use $400 million in taxpayer funds on President Donald Trumpās White House ballroom project, arguing the new building is vital for national security. This comes despite past promises from the president the ballroom would be entirely funded by private donations.
āItās very difficult to have a bunch of important people in the same place unless itās really, really secure,ā Sen. Lindsey Graham told reporters on Monday. āThe times in which we live are unusual. Iāve been up here for a while now. Iāve never felt the sense of threat that exists today.ā
Graham and his GOP colleagues Sen. Eric Schmitt and Sen. Katie Britt are pushing a bill to fund the ballroom and offset costs by using customs and national parks user fees. The proposal includes building new military and Secret Service infrastructure within the ballroom complex.
Graham said the White House supports his effort, despite the presidentās frequent claims that he and private donors were personally funding the entire ballroom project. The White House has previously said major tech corporations, including those that do business with the federal government and donated to Trumpās inauguration, have committed millions to funding the ballroom.
Republicans now plan for taxpayers to cover Trumpās $400 million āprivately fundedā ballroom
GOP now plans for taxpayers to cover Trumpās $400 million āprivately fundedā ballroom
Republicans have outlined multiple proposals to advance President Trumpās $400 million White House ballroom project, some of which call for taxpayer funding
In the wake of the shooting at the White House Correspondentsā Dinner, top Republicans want to use $400 million in taxpayer funds on President Donald Trumpās White House ballroom project, arguing the new building is vital for national security. This comes despite past promises from the president the ballroom would be entirely funded by private donations.
āItās very difficult to have a bunch of important people in the same place unless itās really, really secure,ā Sen. Lindsey Graham told reporters on Monday. āThe times in which we live are unusual. Iāve been up here for a while now. Iāve never felt the sense of threat that exists today.ā
Graham and his GOP colleagues Sen. Eric Schmitt and Sen. Katie Britt are pushing a bill to fund the ballroom and offset costs by using customs and national parks user fees. The proposal includes building new military and Secret Service infrastructure within the ballroom complex.
Graham said the White House supports his effort, despite the presidentās frequent claims that he and private donors were personally funding the entire ballroom project. The White House has previously said major tech corporations, including those that do business with the federal government and donated to Trumpās inauguration, have committed millions to funding the ballroom.