Ballroom costs to be borne by TAXPAYERS : Trump has lied the entire time

 Washington POST dot-com

after demolishing the EAST WING,

Trump heard from contractors that the

costs would reach $600 million

quite a bit more than he had "hepped"

the costs he "drummed" up from 37

billionaire donors -- lying through his

teeth . . .

TUESDAY (June 16, 2026)

SARAH BLASKEY & JONATHAN
O'CONNELL

washingtonpost.com/ 2026/05/16

RECORDS REVEAL

$600 million estimate

for Trump's project,

with half from

Taxpayers . . .