The administration's 36-page filing included a declaration from Matthew C. Quinn, deputy director of the U.S. Secret Service, the agency responsible for the security of the president and other high-ranking officials, that said more work on the site of the former White House East Wing is still needed to meet the agency's "safety and security requirements." The filing did not explain the specific national security concerns; the administration has offered to share classified details with the judge in a private, in-person setting
President Donald Trump has reportedly replaced the architect in charge of his massive White House ballroom construction project. News of the shake-up was reported Thursday by The Washington Post. According to the outlet, three sources confirmed that Trump replaced James McRery III, who led design efforts for the $300 million ballroom. McRery was previously handpicked by the president himself. The Washington Post report continued:
Trump Jr. used his Instagram account to share an X post from 61-year-old conservative podcaster Adam Carolla, which referenced the $300 million White House ballroom that the president is building. Carolla's post said, "The real Trump ballroom is the room he gives his balls in comparison to the leg crossing p**sies like [California Gov. Gavin] Newsom and [former President Barack] Obama."
A majority of the corporate donors who have been named as donors to President Donald Trump's ballroom construction project have received government contracts in recent years, according to a report released Monday by a watchdog group. RELATED: The Bay Area donors that are helping pay for $300 million White House ballroom Sixteen of the 24 donors have received federal contracts with the cumulative sum totaling $279 billion over the past five years, according to the study by Public Citizen.
Since taking office for a second time, Trump has overseen massive changes to the physical features of the White House, including a gold-drenched Oval Office overhaul, a paved-over lawn in the Rose Garden, and now a major demolition of the entire East Wing to make way for a massive ballroom. MSNBC was among the outlets that published a long list of donors funding the project, provided by the White House a list that included Comcast.
MOYNIHAN: The outrage from the left, though, it feels extremely ironic that these are the same people celebrating statues being torn down of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and now there's concern about erasing history, it kind of feels like the outrage is all over. SELLERS: Well, I mean, let me just say that I wasn't a big statue taker downer. That wasn't my ministry.
Are you f*cking kidding me? This guy wants to create a ballroom for his rich friends while completely turning a blind eye to the fact that babies are going to starve when the SNAP benefits end in just hours from now. Come on, Harris said. SNAP benefits are set to run out of funding on Saturday while Democrats and Republicans remain in a standstill over a continuing resolution to fund the government.
The White House released a list of the donors paying for the ballroom to be built on the former site of the East Wing. RELATED: See how White House looks after East Wing completely demolished President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the 90,000-square-foot facility will cost about $300 million up from the previously released estimate of $200 million. Trump has said the ballroom will be paid for by himself and donors, with no taxpayer money being used.
Alphabet is helping pay for President Donald Trump's White House ballroom, according to federal court filings. As part of a legal settlement reached last month with Trump, Alphabet, which owns YouTube, is contributing $22 million toward Trump's White House construction plans. Trump sued the tech giant after it suspended his YouTube channel for two years, following the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
