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House ballroom plan has doubled in size and cost over a year In the year since US President Donald Trump announced plans to build a new ballroom at the White
White House has said the project was expected to cost $400m (£302m) and was being funded entirely by private donors. The ballroom is just one of Trump's controversial plans
Trump's White House ballroom plans. The ballroom was initially expected to be covered by private donations. After the shooting at the correspondents' dinner, plans shifted to transform it into a secure facility, and costs
White House ballroom. Trump has claimed that the ballroom itself, which is estimated to cost $400m, will be funded by donations from individuals and major businesses [including](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/23/trump-white-house-ballroom-donors) Meta, Apple, Amazon, Lockheed Martin
White House ballroom following a backlash from members of their own party. Under pressure from Trump, top Republican lawmakers tried to latch the proposal on to a roughly $70bn bill to restore funding
Trump allies, [approved the plan](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-s1-5787535/trump-victory-arch-dc) earlier this month. Construction costs and timelines have not been publicized. But Flanagan says the enormity of the arch requires "very complex foundations" that alone will take
cost was “still being calculated” and would be released in the near future. The official said that the White House expects that the project will be funded through “some combination of public and private funds
White House ballroom construction can continue for now, appeals court says](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/11/nx-s1-5782084/dc-appeals-court-trump-ballroom-bunker) Passersby peeked at the scene through holes in black tarps on the tree-lined walking paths, and some walked down
White House ballroom complex from the Department of Homeland Security funding bill after members queried the timing and lack of detail in the $1bn Secret Service request.** Facing pressure from the Trump administation, [Republicans
planned to cost nearly $7m – got underway, Trump’s motorcade took an unannounced trip to see the project up close. Trump has said he was motivated to oversee the renovation after a friend visiting from
White House ballroom. Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled on Saturday that the proposed funding, as written in a spending bill, does not comply with the chamber’s budget rules, a Democratic lawmaker said. Trump
Trump wrote, adding the underground complex would include bomb shelters and medical facilities. He also said that the ballroom was "needed now" and that "no judge can be allowed to stop" it. The Justice Department
planned White House ballroom](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/26/trump-white-house-ballroom-dinner-shooting). “What happened last night is exactly the reason that our great Military, Secret Service, Law Enforcement and, for different reasons, every President for the last 150 years, have
plan to fund Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for the rest of President Trump's time in the White House. The agencies were largely omitted from last week
cost.” Shumate said the White House ballroom was “essential for the safety of the president, his family, his cabinet, and his staff”, claiming that the Washington Hilton where Saturday’s shooting occurred was currently
plans for $1bn to fund security at Trump’s ballroom Senate Republicans on Wednesday formally dropped their attempt to spend $1bn on security improvements for Donald Trump’s White House ballroom, as it became clear
White House reporters by bringing them to a platform overlooking the construction site on a hot and breezy morning as workers in hard hats and fluorescent yellow vests milled below. Easels had been
costs of the ballroom project would come out of private pockets. “All of this was paid for by myself. We are making a gift of this. This is a gift. This is not going
cost them in the midterms. Trump set a June 1 deadline to pass the party-line immigration funding – but now his push for retribution in the form of primary challenges against fellow Republicans may derail
cost of doing business in modern America, the president said with an air of resignation: “It’s a dangerous profession.” But such a notion prompted fresh soul searching among Washington’s political class. Lanhee Chen