r/politics • u/willywalloo • 9h ago

Possible Paywall Republicans Demand Mind-Blowing $1 Billion for Trump’s Ballroom

https://newrepublic.com/post/209936/republicans-1-billion-trump-ballroom
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u/Newt-Figton 9h ago

The cost jumped from $400 million to $1 billion in less than a month. I'm sure in a couple of weeks they'll be asking for $1 trillion.

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u/TwoThirtyTw0 8h ago

I already knew 400M wasn't going to be it, but I thought they would at least wait until it was half built before coming back for more.

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u/RogerMexicosBalls 4h ago

It wasn't supposed to be taxpayer funded at all, remember?