Republicans now plan for taxpayers to fund Trump’s $400 million ballroom which he promised to cover with private donations

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsRepublicans now plan for taxpayers to fund Trump’s $400 million ballroom which he promised to cover with private donationsRepublicans have outlined multiple proposals to advance President Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project, some of which call for taxpayer fundingJosh Marcus in San Francisco Tuesday 28 April 2026 04:27 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":"b2966078","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/taxpayer-fund-trump-ballroom-correspondents-dinner-shooting-b2966078.html","title":"GOP now wants taxpayers to fund $400M Trump ballroom despite promise it would be free"}}CloseTrump makes fresh case for controversial $400 million ballroom after WHCD shootingSign 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...