Records reveal $600M estimate for Trump’s ballroom project, with half from taxpayers
An internal cost estimate in March by the project’s contractor ran $200 million more than Trump has said publicly and counters his claims that no taxpayer money will be spent.
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New records reveal Trump’s ballroom is far more expensive than originally promised, jumping from $400M to $600M. Half of it will be paid for by taxpayers, despite Trump saying it would be fully privately funded. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
This is a huge scandal. They cut your health care while spending taxpayer dollars on a golden ballroom for Donald Trump. And they lied about it.
Turns out the ballroom is being funded by taxpayer dollars. Welcome to Donald Trump’s America. Where families and people living on the edge have lost healthcare, can’t afford groceries, & the President is using your taxpayer dollars to build a ballroom & host fights on the White House lawn.
So the White House knew all along that taxpayers would be stuck paying hundreds of million$ for Trump's ballroom. Where is the Republican outcry about waste, fraud, and abuse now?
Congrats, Trump voters. He lied to you. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
According to documents from the White House ballroom contractor, the cost of the project is actually estimated at $600 million — and more than half of that is coming from taxpayers. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
“We didn’t ask for any taxpayer money for the ballroom. This is taxpayer free. We have no taxpayer putting up even 10 cents” - Donald Trump, March 31, 2026. Add this to the list of broken promises. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Yet another reason why tearing down the ballroom has to be a red line for Democrats and why Newsom utterly failed the test. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Donald Trump is spending more than $300 million in taxpayer dollars on his luxury ballroom. He said Americans wouldn't pay "one dime." He's a LIAR. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Exclusive: A detailed project summary of the ballroom prepared for the White House by a contractor estimated the total construction cost at $600 million — with more than half coming from taxpayers, according to a copy obtained by The Post.
Records reveal $600M estimate for Trump’s ballroom project, with half from taxpayers 👀 🤯 #Pinks www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
"But a detailed project summary prepared for the White House by the contractor more than three weeks before Trump’s comments estimated the total construction [for the Trump Ballroom] cost at $600 million — with more than half coming from taxpayers." www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Donald Trump called childcare and healthcare "little scams" that cost too much to fund, but is willing to spend $300m in taxpayer dollars for a ballroom to host his lavish parties. When he said "I don't think about Americans' financial situation," he meant it. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Because of course — Records reveal $600M estimate for Trump’s ballroom project, with half from taxpayers An internal cost estimate in March by the project’s contractor ran $200 million more than Trump has said publicly and counters his claims that no taxpayer money will be spent
Surprise, surprise. Yet again, Trump lied about the funding details for one of his big vanity projects - and you’re footing the bill.
Here's the report: Trump said no taxpayer money would be spent on the ballroom. A contractor’s invoices show otherwise. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Sounds like the rebranding of Trump’s White House ballroom as a security measure was in part so he could tap millions of taxpayer dollars from the Secret Service and WH Military Office www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Trump swore his ballroom was “taxpayer-free.” His contractor’s own paperwork says you’re on the hook for more than half of the $600 million tab.
Surprise, surprise. Trump promised no taxpayer money for his $600M ballroom. But the whole time the White House knew the project would be heavily paid for using tax dollars. Lie after lie after lie. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
While working families across the country struggle to pay their bills, taxpayers are on the hook for $300 MILLION (and maybe more?) for Trump’s golden ballroom. This admin needs to stop playing games with our money and get workers much-needed relief.
First: We paid for his reckless interventions Now: We’re paying for his ballroom while he cuts Medicaid and SNAP Next: We MUST flip the House and Senate and put a check on Trump’s abuse of power www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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We knew Trump’s claim that his his stupid ballroom would be built “taxpayer-free” was bullshit the second he said it. Now we have the proof. Turns out, more than half of the $600 million price tag—which is WAY higher than he told us it would cost—will be paid for by the American people.
HUGE from WaPo today: Per documents obtained by WaPo: Trump's White House ballroom no longer has a $400M price tag It is now $600M And half of it will be paid by taxpayers Trump in March: “This is taxpayer-free. We have no taxpayer putting up 10 cents,” www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Republicans have made cuts to healthcare, housing, and food for working people and are looking to make cuts into social security because we are "broke." Yet, they are using Americans' taxes to wage illegal wars, "settle" with insurrectionists, and build a $600 MILLION ballroom.
The WHO & Africa CDC put together a budget request of $518 million needed to respond to the rapidly escalating Ebola outbreak. www.who.int/news/item/05... Meanwhile, records reveal that Trump's ballroom cost $600 million, half from taxpayers. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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BREAKING: Documents show Trump’s ballroom construction has ballooned to a $600,000,000 bill— and more than half of that is being paid for by taxpayers! The American people need lower grocery and health care costs - not to be funding this president’s vanity projects.
So shocked. Trumpy lied about the cost of his stupid ballroom.. Of course he did.. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Trump says we don’t have money to pay for day care, but he is spending nearly half a billion dollars of your hard-earned money to pay for his golden ballroom. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Waste, fraud, and abuse www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio... Five months after the demolition of the White House’s East Wing, trump claimed that the project to construct a massive ballroom and a bunker in its place would cost up to $400 million and that private donors would pay for all of it….
He is a thief.
The president’s ballroom is running $200 million over budget—and American taxpayers are now projected to pay for half of the vanity project. Another promise broken. That funding should go toward lowering costs for hardworking families. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
🚨Trump has lied for MONTHS. His plan all along was to force taxpayers to fund his gold-plated ballroom. How much longer will Congressional Republicans let him bleed Americans dry before they finally say enough?
Records reveal $600M estimate for Trump’s ballroom project, with half from taxpayers An internal cost estimate in March by the project’s contractor ran $200 million more than Trump has said publicly FREE WAPO GIFT ARTICLE 🎁 www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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$14 million wasted on a reflecting pool already green with algae. $1.7 BILLION for a slush fund for his loyal supporters. And now, reports that the cost of Trump's White House demolition will run $600 million—paid in part by U.S. taxpayers. What an absolute disgrace.
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600 million and climbing, so wanna-be Hitler can have a bunker.
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Remember when the cost to build Trump's ballroom was supposed to be $400 million and paid for by donors? Now the estimate is $600 million, more than half paid for by taxpayers. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Trump said taxpayers wouldn't pay "10 cents" for his White House ballroom. Now taxpayers could be footing a $300 million bill. Apparently, there's always money for Trump's vanity projects—even while Republicans claim we can't afford health care, food assistance, and other essential programs.
As your gas and grocery costs continue to rise, Trump wants $300 million in taxpayer money for a gold-plated ballroom for him and his billionaire friends. Where are @houserepublicans.bsky.social calls to end waste, fraud, and abuse now? www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Trump a menti sur le prix de la salle de bal et sur le fait que la moitié sera payée par les impôts des Américains [EN] www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Records reveal $600M estimate for Trump’s ballroom project, - - with half coming from taxpayers. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio... san.com/cc/trumps-ba...
“internal cost estimates have been significantly higher than administration officials have acknowledged in public comments or court filings. They also show that the work was projected to rely heavily on taxpayer dollars from the moment it was announced.” What wasting taxpayer dollars look like …
The American people were told this ballroom wouldn’t cost taxpayers a dime. The President should focus on things that actually benefit everyday Americans, like lowering food and health care costs. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Who could've predicted: "By the time Trump made his comments in March, the federal government had already approved more than a dozen payments to the contractor overseeing the work, Clark Construction, totaling tens of millions of dollars in public funds" www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Records reveal $600M estimate for Trump’s ballroom project, with half from taxpayers An internal cost estimate in March by the project’s contractor ran $200 million more than Trump has said publicly and counters his claims that no taxpayer money will be spent. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Families under Trump are paying for his tariffs, for his war, and for his lavish ballroom. But when it comes to your health care, gas or groceries, Republicans say you’re on your own.
Taxpayers will foot a $300M bill for Trump’s ballroom. Meanwhile, his signature policy achievement is a bill that cut taxes for the rich and slashed health care and food assistance.
Scoop: As Trump promised "ZERO taxpayer funding" for his White House ballroom, his own officials projected taxpayers would cover more than half its $600 million cost, internal documents obtained by The Washington Post show. From @Blaskey_S and @jocwapo www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
He is already $200 million over budget. My cartoon self is shooting fire from my ears! #TrumpLies Trump said no taxpayer money would be spent on the ballroom. A contractor’s invoices show otherwise. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
The estimate last March was $600 million, with more than half coming from tax payers. But you know it'll be more - the guy never saw an upgrade he didn't want, or want us to pay for. On March 31 (after this estimate), Trump said "This is tax-payer free.... www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
The Grifter-in-Chief strikes again. Donald Trump is spending more than $300 million of taxpayer money on a luxury ballroom after claiming Americans wouldn’t pay “one dime.” We will be stuck paying the bill of his vanity project.
Trump publicly claimed taxpayers would not fund a dime of his White House ballroom. Records reportedly show his contractor had already estimated a $600 million cost, with taxpayers covering roughly half. The question is no longer cost. It is accountability.
Donald Trump said taxpayers wouldn’t pay a dime for his gold-plated ballroom. He lied. Working families shouldn't be stuck footing the bill for a vanity project while costs keep climbing. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
The Trump administration will use around $300 million in taxpayer funds to pay for ballroom construction, per internal documents Who could have predicted that? https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/06/16/records-reveal-600m-estimate-trumps-ballroom-project-with-half-taxpayers/
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Hey DUMMIES, stop with the Bernie Bro shit for two seconds and go after Susan Collins for allowing Maine tax dollars to be used for Trump's ballroom. GET SPECIFIC! Does Platner even know what an appropriations chair does? That's what Collins is! www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Trump’s repeated claim that his ballroom would be paid for “100 percent by me and some friends of mine”—an outright lie from the beginning—echoes his habit of taking credit for charitable donations he never made.
Records reveal $600M estimate for Trump’s ballroom project, with half from taxpayers An internal cost estimate in March by the project’s contractor ran $200 million more than Trump has said publicly and counters his claims that no taxpayer money will be spent. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Another grift. “This is taxpayer-free. We have no taxpayer putting up 10 cents,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on March 31." In March, the federal government had already approved more than a dozen payments to the contractor overseeing the work, Clark Construction - using public funds.
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He lies - in public statements and even court filings - as easily as he draws breath. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
The price tag just keeps on going up. WAPO - Records reveal $600M estimate for Trump’s ballroom project, with half from taxpayers
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"Would you be shocked to learn that Donald Trump’s months of claims that the White House ballroom would go up with zero taxpayer spending were a total lie?...tens of millions of dollars of public funds have already gone into the project." www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Trump lied. He said no taxpayer money would be used to pay for the ballroom. He lied about the price and who was paying for it. At the time he said it he already knew that it would cost $600 million and half would be paid for by taxpayers. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio....
Una vez más, Trump miente. Su horterada de salón de baile cuesta mucho más de lo que dijo y buena parte la paga el contribuyente. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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So Trump has been lying the whole time. Because of course. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Los registros revelan una estimación de 600 millones de dólares para el proyecto de salón de baile de Trump, con la mitad de los contribuyentes www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Here you go, @grahamformaine.bsky.social: "Hey Susan Collins, you are Appropriations Chair and promised no taxpayer money would be used for this awful ballroom Trump wants. It turns out taxpayer money IS being used for it. What are you going to do?" www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Yes, you — the taxpayer — are paying for Trump’s $600 million ballroom that you never asked for and didn’t want www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Five months after the demolition of the White House’s East Wing, President Donald #Trump claimed that the project to construct a massive #ballroom and a bunker in its place would cost up to $400M and that private donors would pay for all of it. By Sarah Blaskey and Jonathan O'Connell
Another lie. Congress voted against it. Let's see if it holds up in court. Trump said no taxpayer money would be spent on the ballroom. A contractor’s invoices show otherwise. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
He lies all the time and you cannot say he is inconsistent. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
#tacoman #nachoman Funny how as soon as some real numbers on tax payer costs for the ballroom gets reported, a sixth attempt, at the outdoor UFC fight no less, springs forth from the ether, yet Donald knows nothing! www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
#WaPo: Trump said no taxpayer $ would be spent on the #ballroom. Contractor invoices say otherwise. An estimate puts the cost at $600m, half coming from tax dollars. https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/06/16/records-reveal-600m-estimate-trumps-ballroom-project-with-half-taxpayers/
Trump’s ballroom is reported to cost $600 million, and taxpayers are funding HALF of that?! Imagine what good $300 million of your dollars could do if put toward something that ACTUALLY helps this country and its working families. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Not to mention the $1B he wants for "security measures". After his Iran "excursion", his lawn circus, his tariff national sales tax, after all the corrupt self-dealing, merch-hawking, petty grifting, no-bid contracts, and family enrichment schemes, he's the worst dictator the US has ever had.
GOP- Medicare, Medicaid, SS WASTEFUL SPENDING- NO MONEYS FOR YOU- but “More than half will come from taxpayers, the records show.” WAPO Bet ALL FROM TAXPAYERS $600 million of your money for the convicted felon , liar & rapist vanity projects www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Everyone knows lardass was a fucking liar but this one he carried out for weeks. That $200M was $600M! www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/06/16/records-reveal-600m-estimate-trumps-ballroom-project-with-half-taxpayers/ Trump raids Treasury for vanity ballroom & God knows what else. Adds $3 tril to na'tl debt in 2nd term. Repub intolerance yet?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wp_n
Records reveal $600M estimate for Trump’s ballroom project, with half from taxpayers www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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