The internal cost estimate for Trump's ballroom project was $200 million higher than the amount he publicly claimed.
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The internal cost estimate for Trump's ballroom project was $200 million higher than the amount he publicly claimed.
Parent: PoliticsEntity: Donald TrumpSub-entity: Ballroom ProjectImpact: negativeDate: Jun 16, 2026Target: The internal cost estimate for Trump's ballroom project
Over half of the estimated $600 million cost for Trump's ballroom project comes from taxpayer funds.
Parent: FinanceEntity: TaxpayersImpact: negativeDate: Jun 16, 2026Target: The proportion of taxpayer funds allocated to Trump's ballroom project
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Yet another blatant lie from Trump - one in a series of, what, 800 million?
“Records reveal $600M estimate for Trump’s ballroom project, with half from taxpayers
An internal cost estimate in March by the project’s contractor ran $200 million more than Trump has said publicly and counters his claims that no taxpayer money will be spent.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/06/16/records-reveal-600m-estimate-trumps-ballroom-project-with-half-taxpayers/
4 boosts · 2 favs · 1 replies · Jun 16, 2026
Records reveal $600M estimate for Trump’s #ballroom project, with MORE THAN HALF coming from #TAXPAYERS
An internal cost estimate in March by the project’s contractor ran $200 million more than #Trump has said publicly & counters his claims that no #TaxpayersMoney will be spent.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #scam #fraud #GovernmentWaste
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/06/16/records-reveal-600m-estimate-trumps-ballroom-project-with-half-taxpayers/
38 boosts · 1 favs · 8 replies · Jun 16, 2026
#ballroom#taxpayers#trump#taxpayersmoney#factcheck#trumplies