MAGA lawmaker introducing legislation to pave way for Trump’s ballroom

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsMAGA lawmaker introducing legislation to pave way for Trump’s ballroomPresident has used the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday night as a new argument for building a ballroomEric Garcia Sunday 26 April 2026 22:21 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2965253","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/republican-lawmakers-trump-white-house-ballroom-b2965253.html","title":"MAGA lawmaker introducing legislation to pave way for Trump’s ballroom"}}CloseKing Charles issues statement to Trump on shooting ahead of visit to White House tomorrowSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMe...