Top Democratic appropriators are calling on the Government Accountability Office to probe the Trump administration’s release of nearly $400 million of taxpayer funds for a White House East Wing modernization project that includes a ballroom. Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, who is the ranking Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, and Sen. Christopher S. Murphy of […]
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Senators point nearly $400 million in taxpayer funding to two Secret Service accounts
Cranes from the White House East Wing ballroom construction project are seen behind the Treasury Department building on June 7. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
Posted June 23, 2026 at 6:00pm
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Despite promising a privately-funded project, Trump's administration has quietly redirected $352 million in Secret Service funds.
Trump’s budget office just shifted $352 million in Secret Service funds.
