White House Pushes Republicans to Approve $1 Billion for Trump Bunker Security Funding
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Hugo Lowell
1d ago· 4 min readenNews
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The White House is pressuring Republicans in Congress to approve $1 billion in security enhancements for President Trump's ballroom (bunker), arguing it would be problematic for private donors to fund it. While tech giants like Apple, Meta, and Amazon have paid for the ballroom itself, concerns exist about these companies effectively sponsoring a presidential bunker. A Trump aide stated Republicans will have to "suck it up and get it done," but the votes may not be there.
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it would be bad optics for private donors to pay for the presidential bunker underneath
“Republicans are just going to have to suck it up and get it done,” says one Trump aide about the funding melee. The votes, though, may simply not be there.
