<![CDATA[#GOP offers a ridiculous additional $1B for #WhiteHouse “security”, sparking dispute over #ballroom #Senate #Republicans maintain their proposal would authorize #security construction, but not the #Trump ballroom.]]> offers a ridiculous additional $1B for “security”, sparking dispute over

 maintain their proposal would authorize construction, but not the ballroom. The White House disagrees.

Senate Republicans late Monday proposed $1 billion to pay for new White House security measures, with lawmakers & White House ofcls disagreeing over whether the would cover Trump’s planned ballroom.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/05/senate-budget-bill-trump-ballroom/

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/752aa9c0-f7d1-4992-9fcb-8f60e582ccff/gop-offers-a-ridiculous-additional-1b-for-whitehouse-security-sparking-dispute-over-ballroom-senate-republicans-maintain-their-proposal-would-authorize-security-construction-but-not-the-trump-ballroom.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 04:26:09 GMTTue, 05 May 2026 18:14:40 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to #GOP offers a ridiculous additional $1B for #WhiteHouse “security”, sparking dispute over #ballroom #Senate #Republicans maintain their proposal would authorize #security construction, but not the #Trump ballroom. on Tue, 05 May 2026 19:33:49 GMT]]>@Nonilex a total waste of money. The 3 attempts that got anywhere near his vicinity were because secret service fucked up.
A billion dollars doesn't fix that.

And besides that, his life isn't worth a billion dollars to protect, thats what the 22nd amendment is for.
What are these numbers anyway, a billion for this, a trillion for the pentagon, just call it what it is- a slush fund, do what you like with it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Finitum/statuses/116523639068260453https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Finitum/statuses/116523639068260453Tue, 05 May 2026 19:33:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #GOP offers a ridiculous additional $1B for #WhiteHouse “security”, sparking dispute over #ballroom #Senate #Republicans maintain their proposal would authorize #security construction, but not the #Trump ballroom. on Tue, 05 May 2026 19:19:41 GMT]]>@Nonilex
They are blowing Trump's tiny mushroom then wiping it off with our tax dollars....
They thought a gallows was appropriate on JAN 6
Wait til the guillotine shows up.
No amount of security will stop the American public's rage.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ChrisHolladay/statuses/116523583504757658https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ChrisHolladay/statuses/116523583504757658Tue, 05 May 2026 19:19:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #GOP offers a ridiculous additional $1B for #WhiteHouse “security”, sparking dispute over #ballroom #Senate #Republicans maintain their proposal would authorize #security construction, but not the #Trump ballroom. on Tue, 05 May 2026 18:59:44 GMT]]>@Nonilex
But it will be taken for the construction. 🙄

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://troet.cafe/users/grootinside/statuses/116523505043277197https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://troet.cafe/users/grootinside/statuses/116523505043277197Tue, 05 May 2026 18:59:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #GOP offers a ridiculous additional $1B for #WhiteHouse “security”, sparking dispute over #ballroom #Senate #Republicans maintain their proposal would authorize #security construction, but not the #Trump ballroom. on Tue, 05 May 2026 18:48:01 GMT]]>@Nonilex That’s $3 from every human being in the whole USA

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://federate.social/users/Simplicator/statuses/116523459007057127https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://federate.social/users/Simplicator/statuses/116523459007057127Tue, 05 May 2026 18:48:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #GOP offers a ridiculous additional $1B for #WhiteHouse “security”, sparking dispute over #ballroom #Senate #Republicans maintain their proposal would authorize #security construction, but not the #Trump ballroom. on Tue, 05 May 2026 18:34:14 GMT]]>…The would be included in the Senate’s planned budget reconciliation bill, which can be enacted with a simple majority, bypassing any potential filibuster & eliminating the need for to court ’ votes.

Before it advances, the parliamentarian will review the security proposal to ensure it complies with rules limiting what can be included in bills. Only provisions related to spending or generating revenue can be included.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116523404807545364https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116523404807545364Tue, 05 May 2026 18:34:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #GOP offers a ridiculous additional $1B for #WhiteHouse “security”, sparking dispute over #ballroom #Senate #Republicans maintain their proposal would authorize #security construction, but not the #Trump ballroom. on Tue, 05 May 2026 18:25:35 GMT]]>An appeals court panel has stayed Judge Leon’s order while it considers the case.

Construction on the project continues apace. Photos taken in the past week show crews have erected a concrete structure topped with columns of exposed rebar, used to reinforce pillars that will support additional floors.

🚨 ofcls falsely claimed Tuesday that the , if enacted, would authorize the ENTIRE project—including the aboveground .

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116523370750096309https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116523370750096309Tue, 05 May 2026 18:25:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #GOP offers a ridiculous additional $1B for #WhiteHouse “security”, sparking dispute over #ballroom #Senate #Republicans maintain their proposal would authorize #security construction, but not the #Trump ballroom. on Tue, 05 May 2026 18:23:13 GMT]]>“This bill does not fund construction,” Grassley spox Clare Slattery said in a statement. “It provides funds for enhancements that will ensure all presidents, their families & their staffs are adequately protected.”

The legislative proposal comes amid a battle over whether the project can proceed, with US District Judge Richard Leon last month ordering a halt to aboveground construction on the ballroom unless authorizes the project….

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116523361492900749https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116523361492900749Tue, 05 May 2026 18:23:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #GOP offers a ridiculous additional $1B for #WhiteHouse “security”, sparking dispute over #ballroom #Senate #Republicans maintain their proposal would authorize #security construction, but not the #Trump ballroom. on Tue, 05 May 2026 18:19:45 GMT]]>The proposed legislative text says the money would be used for both aboveground & underground features that the admin has refused to fully detail. The text explicitly says the money could not be used for “non-security elements” of the project, a reference to Trump’s planned .

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116523347819323944https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116523347819323944Tue, 05 May 2026 18:19:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to #GOP offers a ridiculous additional $1B for #WhiteHouse “security”, sparking dispute over #ballroom #Senate #Republicans maintain their proposal would authorize #security construction, but not the #Trump ballroom. on Tue, 05 May 2026 18:18:32 GMT]]>Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), chair of the Cmte, laid out a funding package for upgrades related to the “East Wing Modernization Project,” the admin’s name for its planned 90k-square-foot project to rebuild the that Trump illegally demolished last year.



]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116523343077710933https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116523343077710933Tue, 05 May 2026 18:18:32 GMT