Democrats Explode as Trump Defends White House Ballroom Plan

Democrats Explode as Trump Defends White House Ballroom Plan Democrats are going after Donald Trump’s White House ballroom plan and the fight is no longer just about construction. Trump has insisted for months that the ballroom itself would be privately funded. He says he and other “great patriots” are paying for the building and that taxpayers are not being asked to cover the ballroom. Their argument is that Republicans in Congress are now pushing major federal money for security infrastructure tied to the ballroom project. They say that turns Trump’s private “gift” into a taxpayer-backed political fight. Schumer says that every penny of taxpayer money for Trump’s “vanity project” is too much. Trump pushed back directly. He said Congress is considering money for security, and that some of it “may go here” for additional protection. But he repeated that he personally helped fund the building with private donors. Is the ballroom private if taxpayers fund security around it? #DonaldTrump #WhiteHouseBallroom #TrumpNews #TaxpayerMoney #WhiteHouseSecurity #SecretService #GOP #Democrats #WashingtonDC #USPolitics #PoliticalDebate