# Senate Republican on Trump ballroom push: ‘We have $39 trillion of debt’

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/senate-republican-on-trump-ballroom-push-we-have-39-trillion-of-debt/
- Published: 2026-04-29T09:00:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo: U.S. Senator Rick Scott speaking with attendees at the 2021 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida – July 17, 2021. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore via Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0. Article by Alexander Bolton. The Hill – April 28, 2026. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) is pushing back on a proposal to spend as much as $400 million in taxpayer money to build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom at the White House, arguing that Congress needs to rein in its deficit spending at a time of historically high national debt. Scott told NBC News on Monday evening that the project should be paid for with private funding only. […] Click here to view original web page at www.thehill.com Video – Joe: Building a Marie Antoinette ballroom is not the answer after what happened at WHCD – MS NOW Related articles: Republicans scramble to impose White House ballroom costs on American taxpayers – MS NOW Fury as Republicans outline plans to have taxpayers pay for White House ballroom after all – Indy100 Donald Trump Points To WHCA Dinner Shooting In Urging Judge To Let Him Build White House Ballroom – Deadline Curated by Theresa Wysocki See Full Bio