#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.

[nonilex@masto.ai]

#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. 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 #legislation would cover Trump’s planned ballroom.

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

[nonilex@masto.ai]

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), chair of the #Senate #Judiciary Cmte, laid out a funding package for #security upgrades related to the “East Wing Modernization Project,” the #Trump admin’s name for its planned 90k-square-foot project to rebuild the #EastWing that Trump illegally demolished last year.

#law #waste #fraud #scammer #ballroom

[nonilex@masto.ai]

The proposed legislative text says the money would be used for both aboveground & underground #security features that the #Trump 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 #ballroom.

#law #waste #fraud #scammer #EastWing

[nonilex@masto.ai]

“This bill does not fund #ballroom construction,” Grassley spox Clare Slattery said in a statement. “It provides funds for #SecretService enhancements that will ensure all presidents, their families & their staffs are adequately protected.”

The legislative proposal comes amid a #legal 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 #Congress authorizes the project….

#law #Trump

[nonilex@masto.ai]

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.

#WhiteHouse ofcls falsely claimed Tuesday that the #legislation, if enacted, would authorize the ENTIRE project—including the aboveground #ballroom.

#law #Trump #waste #fraud #scammer #EastWing

[nonilex@masto.ai]

…The #legislation 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 #Republicans to court #Democrats’ votes.

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

#law #Trump

[simplicator@federate.social]

@Nonilex That’s $3 from every human being in the whole USA

[grootinside@troet.cafe]

@Nonilex
But it will be taken for the #ballroom construction.

[chrisholladay@mastodon.social]

@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.

[finitum@mastodon.social]

@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.