Apparently, when Trump insisted his ballroom wouldn’t “cost taxpayers a dime,” he meant it would cost us 3 billion dimes.

A bombshell report suggests taxpayers will be paying half the cost for the lavish eyesore.

Internal cost estimates suggest the project was always expected to depend significantly on taxpayer money

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Estimates for the construction costs of Donals Trump's White House ballroom have consistently factored in taxpayer funds, records show.

The ballroom that Donald Trump wants at all costs in the White House, by having the East Wing demolished, will ultimately cost 600 million dollars, over half of which will come…

The project began last year when Trump, with little warning and without consulting Congress, tore down the entire historic East Wing of the White House.

US President Donald Trump's controversial White House ballroom project is now reportedly expected to cost as much as $600 million, far above his earlier estimates, with more than…

Apparently, when Trump insisted his ballroom wouldn’t “cost taxpayers a dime,” he meant it would cost us 3 billion dimes.

The president previously stated “not one dime of government money” would be spent on the sprawling project.

The president previously stated “not one dime of government money” would be spent on the sprawling project.

President Donald Trump's ballroom is projected to cost $600 million, significantly more than the he's said, according to a Washington Post report.

When he floated the idea, US President Donald Trump said the project would cost $342.6m.

"They cut your health care while spending taxpayer dollars on a golden ballroom for Donald Trump," said Rep. Greg Casar. "And they lied about it."

US President Donald Trump's ballroom project at the White House will cost as much as $600 million, with more than half coming from taxpayers, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.