‘Another Unauthorized Trump Fund’: Democrats Fume Over $300 Million in Taxpayer Money for Ballroom

Photo: President Donald J. Trump speaks with members of the media next to the ongoing construction of the East Wing and Ballroom, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. Photo credit: Official White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian via Flickr. US government work. Article by Brad Reed. Common Dreams – June 18, 2026.

Democratic lawmakers are reacting with disgust amid new reporting on how the White House has been using sneaky budget maneuvering to get US taxpayers to fund President Donald Trump’s luxury ballroom that was never approved by Congress. According to a Thursday report in The Washington Post, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) mysteriously shifted $352 million within the US Secret Service budget that had been earmarked for training and recruitment, but that will now be spent on White House security measures. […]

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