{"id":2601767,"date":"2026-05-12T15:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T19:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-ballroom-project-has-doubled\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T15:14:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T19:14:42","slug":"trump-says-ballroom-project-has-doubled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-ballroom-project-has-doubled\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says ballroom project has &#8216;doubled&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/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%2Ftrump-says-ballroom-project-has-doubled%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=2601767&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>Donald Trump said the White House ballroom project has \u201cdoubled\u201d in size, defending the project\u2019s changing costs while claiming it is still under budget and ahead of schedule.When a reporter pressed him, he <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >snapped back angrily<\/a> and the White House provided no clarification. The announcement also comes as Senate Republicans face pressure over a proposal to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-allocates-1-billion-for-meat-and-poultry-industry-amid-soaring-consumer-prices\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Allocates  Billion For Meat And Poultry Industry Amid Soaring Consumer Prices\">allocate  billion<\/a> in taxpayer money for security components of the project following an assassination attempt last month. Trump\u2019s cost estimates have risen over time-from $200 million (said to be privately funded) to $300 million and later to $400 million.  <\/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>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> announced on Tuesday that his ballroom project has \u201cdoubled\u201d in size.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the press before departing the White House for a visit to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"232\">China<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-blames-russia-saudi-arabia-for-rising-gas-prices\/\" title=\"Biden Blames Russia, Saudi Arabia For Rising Gas Prices\">president defended<\/a> the fluctuating cost of the ballroom project. <\/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\/white-house\/4565047\/trump-doesnt-need-help-china-end-iran-war\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says he doesn\u2019t need help from China to end Iran war<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4565074\/trump-says-ballroom-project-doubled\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says ballroom project has \u2018doubled\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4565100\/trump-financial-situation-not-motivating-talks-end-iran-war\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says people\u2019s \u2018financial situation\u2019 not motivating talks to end Iran war<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cWe have a ballroom that\u2019s under budget,\u201d Trump told reporters on the South Lawn. \u201cIt\u2019s going up right here. 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You are not a smart person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The White House did not respond to a request for clarification.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4562933\/trump-unveils-ivf-insurance-coverage-plan-for-2027\/\"><strong>TRUMP UNVEILS IVF INSURANCE COVERAGE PLAN FOR 2027<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s announcement coincides with Senate Republicans coming under pressure for the conference\u2019s proposal to appropriate $1 billion in taxpayer dollars for security components of the ballroom project after the assassination attempt during last month\u2019s White House Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner.<\/p>\n<p>Trump originally told reporters last July the ballroom, which replaced the White House East Wing, would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lebron-james-space-jam-bombs-denied-china-opening-despite-groveling-to-communists\/\" title=\"LeBron James... \u2018Space Jam... Bombs, Denied China Opening Despite Groveling To Communists\u00a0\">cost 0 million<\/a> and be privately funded, before increasing that estimate to $300 million in October 2025 and then to $400 million in December.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump says his ballroom project has \u201cdoubled\u201d in size<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2601770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26132662804974.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[78792,4344,32603,3634,32405],"class_list":["post-2601767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-ballroom-project","tag-housing","tag-political-news","tag-trump","tag-united-states"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26132662804974.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2601767"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2601772,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601767\/revisions\/2601772"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2601770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2601767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2601767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2601767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}