Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDonald Trump publicly stated his White House ballroom project would cost $400 million and be funded entirely by private donations, claiming no taxpayer money would be used. However, internal cost estimates from the contractor, Clark Construction, indicated the project was expected to reach $600 million, with at least half projected to come from public funds. Records consistently showed that significant contributions from taxpayer-funded sources, including the White House Military Office and the Secret Service, were anticipated for the project. Despite earlier assurances, Trump later conceded that taxpayers would cover some security-related expenses for the ballroom. Legislation to provide $400 million in public funding for the ballroom was defeated by Democrats and some Republicans, who cited Trump's commitment to private financing. In fullTrump’s ballroom now set to cost $600 million - with half coming from taxpayers, new report revealsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Taxpayers to pay for half of Trump’s $600 million ballroom
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDonald Trump publicly stated his White House ballroom project would cost $400 million and be funded entirely by private donations, claiming no taxpayer money would be used. However, internal cost estimates from the contractor, Clark Construction, indicated the project was expected to reach $600 million, with at least half projected to come from public funds. Records consistently showed that significant contributions from taxpayer-funded sources, including the White House Military Office and the Secret Service, were anticipated for the project. Despite earlier assurances, Trump later conceded that taxpayers would cover some security-related expenses for the ballroom. Legislation to provide $400 million in public funding for the ballroom was defeated by Democrats and some Republicans, who cited Trump's commitment to private financing. In fullTrump’s ballroom now set to cost $600 million - with half coming from taxpayers, new report revealsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
