Records Show Taxpayers Were Always Expected to Fund Trump's White House Ballroom Construction
By
Nikki McCann Ramirez
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
Records obtained by The Washington Post reveal that the White House has known for months that Donald Trump's proposed ballroom addition would cost significantly more than the $200 million initially claimed, and that taxpayers would be responsible for a substantial portion of the construction costs, contradicting Trump's public statements that the project wouldn't cost taxpayers anything.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledDonald Trump has claimed that the massive ballroom he's affixing to the White House wouldn't cost taxpayers a dime.
the president seems to have been lying through his teeth since the beginning
the White House has known for months that the ballroom would likely cost much more than the $200 million he initially broadcast
taxpayers would be on the hook for a significant portion of the construction costs
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