Last year, Trump announced that he would build himself a new ballroom without using taxpayer money.
He lied. Now, he is spending $300 million of YOUR hard-earned money on this needless vanity project. The President is taking more from you to help himself.
Rep. Judy Chu
Exclusive: A detailed project summary of the ballroom prepared for the White House by a contractor estimated the total construction cost at $600 million — with more than half coming from taxpayers, according to a copy obtained by The Post.
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An internal cost estimate in March by the project’s contractor ran $200 million more than Trump has said publicly and counters his claims that no taxpayer money will be spent.
