{"id":2595865,"date":"2026-04-27T18:46:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T22:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-bill-will-authorize-400m-to-white-house-ballroom-graham\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T18:47:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T22:47:21","slug":"gop-bill-will-authorize-400m-to-white-house-ballroom-graham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-bill-will-authorize-400m-to-white-house-ballroom-graham\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP bill will authorize $400M to White House ballroom: Graham"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-bill-will-authorize-400m-to-white-house-ballroom-graham%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2595865&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) announced he is introducing legislation to provide $400 million in federal funding for President Donald Trump\u2019s proposed White House ballroom. Graham said the project is intended to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-does-nato-have-to-do-with-the-ukraine-russia-crisis\/\" title=\"What Does NATO Have To Do With The Ukraine-Russia Crisis?\">address security concerns<\/a> after a shooting at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner at the Washington Hilton, arguing the new venue-and related infrastructure-would be designed to be more secure for Trump and future presidents.  <\/p>\n<p>He also said some costs would be covered through private donations and that expenses could be offset by \u201ccustom fees,\u201d including funding intended for a Secret Service annex and other national-security-related work beneath the ballroom. Graham noted that before his bill, the White House said the project was being funded using a combination of private donations and Trump\u2019s personal funds.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lindsey-graham\/\">Lindsey Graham<\/a> (R-SC)  on Monday announced he is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/loyd-pettegrew-why-ron-desantis-shouldnt-run-for-president-in-2024\/\" title=\"Loyd Pettegrew: Why Ron DeSantis Shouldn\u2019t Run for ... in 2024\">introducing legislation seeking<\/a> to fund President Donald Trump\u2019s ballroom project. <\/p>\n<p>The bill would direct $400 million in federal funding to the White House\u2019s new ballroom. Trump has argued the new venue is necessary to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >address security concerns sparked<\/a> by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-house-gun-control-bills-perplexing\/\" title=\"McConnell: House gun control bills \u2018perplexing\u2019\">recent shooting<\/a> at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner, which took place at the Washington Hilton.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4544405\/whca-dinner-shooting-reignites-gop-calls-nuke-senate-filibuster\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WHCA dinner shooting reignites GOP calls to nuke Senate filibuster<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4543698\/tillis-trump-federal-reserve-kevin-warsh\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Tillis says he\u2019ll vote to confirm Trump Fed chairman nominee Kevin Warsh<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4543653\/fetterman-graham-ballroom-after-shooting-scare\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Fetterman and Graham backs Trump White House ballroom after shooting scare<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cUnderneath this ballroom will be infrastructure that is national security-centric,\u201d Graham told reporters as he detailed the legislation. \u201cThe ballroom itself will avoid the dilemma of having to lead the White House grounds with future presidents and this president to go downtown in a place that\u2019s less secure.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump said to me \u2026 yesterday, \u2018We need the ballroom, not just for me, but for future presidents,&#8217;\u201d the senator continued. The sooner we get the ballroom built, the more hardened it is, the better for the country. So I hope and pray that most people in the Senate after Saturday night will support this bill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before Graham introduced the bill, the White House had said the project was being funded through a mix of private donations and Trump\u2019s personal funds.<\/p>\n<p>Graham said Monday that some of the ballroom costs would be covered by private donations and some would be offset by \u201ccustom fees.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4543805\/doj-national-trust-ballroom-lawsuit\/\">DOJ CALLS ON NATIONAL TRUST TO DROP LAWSUIT AGAINST TRUMP BALLROOM AFTER DINNER SHOOTING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The bill] would authorize $400 million to be spent to secure, to build the presidential ballroom,\u201d he said. \u201cUnderneath, there will be a lot of military stuff. There will be a Secret Service annex, and we\u2019ve paid for it by offsetting it with custom fees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a breaking news story and will be updated. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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