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GOP Slips $1B for Trump Ballroom Security in Border Bill

May 5, 2026·about 3 hours ago·via Fox News Politics
GOP Slips $1B for Trump Ballroom Security in Border Bill
Senate Republicans quietly tuck $1 billion in taxpayer dollars into an ICE and Border Patrol funding package to secure the White House ballroom project once promised as privately funded. This move comes amid efforts to bolster border security, but critics slam it as unnecessary pork that balloons the bill's cost. While fortifying federal sites makes sense in a dangerous world, handing over a billion for a ballroom raises eyebrows - especially when private donors were supposed to foot the bill. Read more about this...

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