Trump defends rising costs for White House ballroom renovation project
President Trump responded to criticism about escalating costs for a White House ballroom renovation, stating the project doubled in size and quality from the original proposal but remains under the new $400 million budget. Trump previously claimed private donors would fund the project, but recent Senate bills propose federal funding allocations of $400 million to $1 billion for the ballroom.
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