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Lindsey Graham Wants You To Pay $400 Million for Trump's New Ballroom

The president had promised that private donations would cover the East Wing renovation.

Robby Soave | 4.29.2026 4:46 PM

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Remember when President Donald Trump vowed that his brand-new White House ballroom would be built using private funds and cost the taxpayers absolutely nothing? Sen. Lindsey Graham (R–S.C.) is now throwing that commitment out the window and asking Congress to appropriate $400 million in public funds for the construction project.

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