WE should not give Trump $1B of OUR money for his BALLROOM until he pays E Jean Carroll the $88 million he owes her

[Miles Archer]

First of all, no...he shouldn't get the billion. But if Republicans tie it to a "reconciliation" process that allows them to speed it through with minimal votes and no filibuster, there's not a hell of a lot we can do about it.

And it's probably pissing into the wind to suggest it, but he should not be allowed to touch one penny of it until he pays E Jean Carroll the $88 million he owes her.

And we already know he never intends to do that.

This is why, when this fat fuck heads off to his dirt nap, 1/3 of the country will be sobbing and the other 2/3 will be like Michael Flatley Lord Of The Dance after a couple of lines of Peruvian Flake.

[Thunderbeast]

1. WAIT! WHAT? How did the price MORE than double?

How did a $300 Million (later $400 Million) dollar ego project funded by private donors (Bribes?) turn into a BILLION DOLLAR ego project funded by the treasury?

[Miles Archer]

7. I posted a thread on it here:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221219817

Republicans knew they were going to have to fund DHS / ICE with a "reconciliation" bill they could slip through with minimal votes and no filibuster, so they just decided to tack on a billion for Grampy.

Pretty crass and straightforward...they know they can get away with it because they have the votes, even if Dems are unanimous in saying "NO."

[Totally Tunsie]

12. The cost has actually TRIPLED, Thunderbeast.

The Billion (with a B) is ADDITIONAL to the $400 Million supposedly being funded by private donors, for a total of $1.4 Billion.

You see, the $400 Million is for the Ballroom itself, but it's up to us Losers and Suckers to pay for the security. the hospital, the command offices, etc. that will be below the ballroom. Trust me...there's only one thing I want buried under this ballroom, and that's trump himself.

We knew, didn't we all, that this would happen. It's trump, after all.

[themaguffin]

2. We should not give 1 billion to his ballroom.

period.

[tman]

3. this is the only sane position.

[spooky3]

4. There is something we can do--win big in November.

The Congress can then pass a bill that stops the construction.

[lame54]

5. Screw that...

NO CONDITION should allowed for that money to be given

[greatauntoftriplets]

6. He should give the taxpayers $1 billion for building his stupid ballroom.

E. Jean Carroll deserves her $88 million.

[NameAlreadyTaken]

8. WE should not give Trump

$1B of OUR money, period.

[Tree Lady]

9. I heard when he appealed he had to put the

Full amount in a trust. So money is there when final judge says it’s hers.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

10. White House officials said that the legislation would authorize the entire project -- including the aboveground ballroom

Senate Republicans maintain their proposal would authorize security construction, but not Trump’s ballroom. The White House disagrees.

Link to tweet

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

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

The proposed legislative text says the money would be used for both aboveground and underground security features that the administration has declined 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.....

White House officials said Tuesday that the legislation, if enacted, would authorize the entire project — including the aboveground ballroom.

“Congress has rightly recognized the need for these funds,” White House spokesman Davis Ingle said in a statement, citing the high-profile incident last month when a gunman stormed through the security checkpoint outside the White House correspondents’ dinner. “The proposal would provide the United States Secret Service with the resources they need to fully and completely harden the White House complex, in addition to the many other critical missions for the USSS.”.....

Trump has argued that the ballroom itself is a needed national security measure so he and future presidents can safely entertain VIP guests, a message increasingly echoed by his allies in Congress after last month’s incident. Justice Department officials last week asked Leon to dissolve his order blocking construction, citing the shooting at the correspondents’ dinner in a rambling legal filing that read like one of Trump’s Truth Social posts.....

Democrats argued Tuesday that the proposal illustrates that Republicans are out of touch with voters’ needs, highlighting the broadly unpopular ballroom. Fifty-six percent of Americans oppose Trump’s decision to tear down the White House’s East Wing to make way for his planned ballroom, funded by about $400 million in private donations, while 28 percent support the project, according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll conducted last month.

trump will use the $1 billion for the entire project including the aboveground ballroom. There will be no funding by private donations.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

11. Trump admin's official position is that almost EVERYTHING in the ballroom is security-related.

trump wants US taxpayers to pay the entire cost of the ballroom

Link to tweet

The reconciliation bill says that Trump can’t spend the $1 billion they gave him for the ballroom on “non-security” features.

But the Trump admin’s official position is that almost EVERYTHING in the ballroom — from the walls to the columns to the ceiling — is security-related.

[Totally Tunsie]

13. Your headline should have ended after the word "Ballroom"!