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Trump administration quietly shifts $352m in federal funds for White House ballroom
Funds meant for Secret Service were transferred to project president promised would be financed by private donations US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump’s administration has quietly redirected $352m in federal funds designated for the Secret Service toward the president’s controversial W...
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What happenedTrump administration quietly shifts $352m in federal funds for White House ballroom.
The headline splitThe Guardian - US Politics frames it as "Trump administration quietly shifts $352m in federal funds for White House ballroom". The New Republic frames it as "Senators Warn Trump Is Redirecting Millions to White House Ballroom".
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Trump administration quietly shifts $352m in federal funds for White House ballroom
Funds meant for Secret Service were transferred to project president promised would be financed by private donations US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump’s administration has quie...
Trump shifts $352 million in Secret Service funding to pay for ballroom: insider
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President Donald Trump and his allies have been claiming that his White House ballroom will be funded entirely by private donors, but the Washington Post, on June 16, reported that contract...
Senators Warn Trump Is Redirecting Millions to White House Ballroom
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After being denied funds for his ballroom by Congress, President Trump may have secretly taken them from somewhere else. Last week, the White House Office of Management and Budget moved $35...
