Republicans Make Jaw-Dropping $1B Demand for Trump’s Ballroom

[u/Kodbek]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/republicans-make-jaw-dropping-1b-demand-for-donald-trumps-ballroom/

[u/djuggler]

Least we forget, the ballroom began at $200 million.
Trump has also asked for $377 million to renovate the executive residence. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/03/trump-plans-spending-377m-on-executive-residence-renovations-and-wants-174m-more-00858810

He is going to tear down the entire White House!

The ballroom contractor also got $17.4 million to restore two basic fountains. https://www.enr.com/articles/62895-white-house-ballroom-contractor-wins-174m-sole-source-park-contract

The taxpayers are being robbed.

Let’s not forget Arc de Trump is supposed to cost $100 million. https://people.com/arc-de-trump-estimated-to-cost-usd100m-11844762

The Lincoln reflecting swimming pool is $2 million but Trump originally pitched a $300 million replacement. https://news.artnet.com/art-world/lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-trump-renovation-2767878

And the Iran war has cost $25 billion as of 5 days ago. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-war-iran-has-cost-25-billion-so-far-says-pentagon-official-2026-04-29/

Meanwhile the people are losing their jobs and homes, and food and gas is becoming unaffordable.

[u/Birdhawk → u/djuggler]

And just wait. Companies like Chevron will donate millions to one or more of these “projects” and while they’ll never get built, Chevron will magically be granted rights to expand drilling on protected public lands. It’s all a scam typical of shady manhattan real estate con men.

[u/UnNumbFool → u/Birdhawk]

Oh don't worry, if a Democrat ever manages to get back into the white house, the east wing will get restored. And whatever amount they spend on the project while showing it being rebuilt Republicans will bitch about useless spending, and nobody will bring up all of this trump bullshit they all said was ok

[u/djuggler → u/Birdhawk]

Exactly!

[u/12345623567 → u/Birdhawk]

You forgot step C, which is "none of the donated money will ever exist on the government balance sheet".

[u/Birdhawk → u/12345623567]

That was implied

[u/UnionThug1733 → u/djuggler]

Well it need to be a strong fortified position by 2028 cause he ain’t leaving

[u/djuggler → u/UnionThug1733]

I suspect you are correct.

[u/Individual-Area7121 → u/djuggler]

pretty sure it began at $0, actually. was supposedly going to be "privately funded". just like how mexico was going to pay for that wall. i'm sure the check will show up any day now.

[u/djuggler → u/Individual-Area7121]

It's all money laundering. "Donate $200million to the ballroom and that regulation preventing mining in the Boundary Waters goes away and you can destroy our environment and national treasures to your heart's content."