Trump’s White House ballroom plan hits hurdle as Senate blocks proposed federal funding

The proposed White House ballroom, estimated to cost around $400 million, has already sparked legal and political controversy after the demolition of the historic East Wing. Now a Senate ruling against a linked $1-billion security funding proposal has cast uncertainty over how parts of the project could move forward.

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump’s controversial White House ballroom project has run into fresh trouble after the US Senate parliamentarian blocked a Republican proposal that could have channelled federal money toward the plan. The ruling has intensified the political fight over whether taxpayer funds should support a project that President Trump has repeatedly described as privately funded.

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