The president has suffered setbacks in the construction of his prized White House ballroom. He’s had court decisions go against him, while Congress has balked at funding the project. Earlier this week, several Senate Republicans voted against including funding for the ballroom in an immigration bill.
You wouldn’t think that, though, from Trump’s most recent Truth Social rant about the ballroom. In the post, late on Thursday night, Trump started off by bragging about the ballroom before ranting.
“The Ballroom is coming along fantastically well. It’s on time, and under budget (Unlike the Federal Reserve Building, where “Too Late” has done a terrible job of Cost and Time Control!), and at a much higher quality than I ever promised, including the DronePort, and ALL of the other many Military elements, which are all vital for National Security, that are being built throughout the whole integrated, cohesive Project. It is desperately needed, and will be very special!,” Trump said in the post.
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“The woman that sued me has absolutely no STANDING to do so. This should not even be a case, and it is highly damaging to our Country. She is highly litigious, a serial plaintiff, and said she was bothered in her walking by the White House, but didn’t state her involvement in distant other places. Why then is she involved in litigation on other Developments in far distant parts of D.C. Is she walking there, too? How is she walking on a totally closed street at the Treasury Building — Nobody is allowed to walk there? She never saw a Building, because there is no Building there.”
Per a Daily Beast story about the post, it misstated various details.
“When the project was first announced, Trump claimed that the 90,000-square-foot ballroom would cost $200 million and would be largely funded by private donors,” the Beast said. “The cost is now estimated to be at least $400 million, with the president suggesting there will be add-ons such as a ‘drone port’ so the ballroom can serve as a ‘shield’ for a massive underground military bunker complex featuring hospitals and research facilities.”
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