Multiple outlets report that cost estimates for President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom have risen to roughly $600 million, according to information described as leaked or obtained by other reporting. The Independent and TheJournal.ie say the latest figure indicates a significant portion of the project is expected to rely on U.S. taxpayer funding, despite Trump’s earlier claims that private donors would pay and that the project would be “taxpayer free.” Fox News notes Republicans are questioning Trump’s “privately funded” description after the reported figures suggest an overall taxpayer burden. The Independent further states internal cost estimates indicate the project was always expected to depend substantially on taxpayer money. New Republic likewise characterizes the reporting as indicating that about half the cost would be borne by taxpayers, and it contrasts that with Trump’s earlier pledge that no U.S. citizen would pay even “10 cents.” Across the reports, the central point is the jump from an earlier lower estimate to $600 million and the reported expectation that taxpayers would cover roughly half of the total cost.
Report says Trump ballroom project could cost $600 million with about half paid by U.S. taxpayers
Multiple outlets report that cost estimates for President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom have risen to roughly $600 million, according to information described as leaked or obtained by other reportin...
- Reported cost estimates for Trump’s ballroom project rise to about $600 million.
- Sources cited by outlets say around half of the project could be funded through taxpayer-related sources.
- Trump previously said private donors would cover the cost and that it would not involve taxpayers.
- Republicans and other commentators question whether the project is being accurately described as privately funded.
- The reports describe the new figure as based on financial records or internal estimates obtained or described by other media.
Trump's ballroom cost estimates reportedly skyrocketed to $600 million, with about half potentially coming from taxpayer-funded sources overall.
13 hours agoTrump has repeatedly insisted that private donors would foot the bill – but it’s emerged it’s falling to US taxpayers instead.
23 hours agoHalf the cost of President Trump’s $600 million ballroom will be placed on the shoulders of U.S. taxpayers like you. This development, based on financial records obtained by The Washington Post, comes just two months after Trump promised the project would be “taxpayer free,” with no U.S. citizen paying even “10 cents.” The ballroom has already eclipsed the $400 million Trump originally said it would cost. And while Trump has defended the necessity of the ballroom profusely, it’s become abundantly clear that this is simply another vanity project for him to feel like he’s actually done something successful, even as there’s no real need or demand for the ballroom—especially not if Americans are paying for $300 million of its price. And the wealthy individuals who are actually paying for it are getting government contract kickbacks for doing so. “I guess ‘privately funded’ meant Trump was keeping it private that he’s stealing hundreds of millions of the public’s money for his ballroom. All this while gutting health care and raising costs,” Democratic Representative Gabe Amo wrote on X. “Shame. We have to stop this grift.”
1 day agoInternal cost estimates suggest the project was always expected to depend significantly on taxpayer money
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