Trump says opposing his ballroom project is ‘disloyal’ to America

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsDon’t like Trump’s ballroom? Then you’re disloyal to the country, president says‘We’re under budget. It’s going to be the most beautiful ballroom of its kind,’ Trump claimedOwen Scott Tuesday 18 August 2026 13:18 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":"b3034876","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-ballroom-white-house-disloyal-b3034876.html","title":"Trump says those who oppose his ballroom are ‘very disloyal to our country’"}}CloseTrump insults Democrats as photo of his new ballroom falls behind himSign 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":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","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":"receiveInsideWashington","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceNewsletter":"NSC"},"isClimate":false}President Trump has claimed that tho...