{"id":2610748,"date":"2026-06-04T16:33:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T20:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seven-gop-senators-back-blocking-construction-of-trumps-ballroom\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T16:34:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T20:34:19","slug":"seven-gop-senators-back-blocking-construction-of-trumps-ballroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seven-gop-senators-back-blocking-construction-of-trumps-ballroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven GOP senators back blocking construction of Trump&#8217;s ballroom"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fseven-gop-senators-back-blocking-construction-of-trumps-ballroom%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=2610748&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>More than half a dozen Republican senators voted against their party to support a Democratic move to prevent President Donald Trump from building an East wing ballroom without Congress\u2019s approval. The effort failed because it did not reach the 60-vote threshold.<\/p>\n<p>Sens. Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Jerry Moran, Dan Sullivan, Thom tillis, Jon Husted, and Bill Cassidy backed the ban, but the amendment to the GOP\u2019s $70 billion immigration enforcement bill still fell short on a 53-46 vote. The measure would have blocked federal funds (and private donations) for the construction unless Trump received congressional approval.<\/p>\n<p>the ballroom funding fight also intersected with the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >filibuster-skirting reconciliation process<\/a>, where Republicans were initially trying to allocate $220 million for security but ultimately had to remove the money due to opposition and procedural constraints.Separately, Collins, Husted, and Sullivan also broke with republicans on an earlier vote to restrict the Justice Department\u2019s \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund.  <\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than a<strong> <\/strong>half-dozen Republican senators bucked their party Thursday to support a Democratic effort to prohibit the construction of President Donald Trump\u2019s yet-to-be-built <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4593536\/senate-republicans-drop-trump-ballroom-security-funding\/\">East Wing ballroom<\/a> without congressional approval.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those seven members were Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Jon Husted (R-OH), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA). Still, the endeavor needed 60 votes and was defeated.<\/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\/4595662\/senate-republicans-pump-brakes-todd-blanche-ag-nomination\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Senate Republicans pump the brakes on Todd Blanche\u2019s attorney general nomination<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4595577\/six-senate-republicans-support-blocking-trump-ballroom\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Six Senate Republicans support blocking construction of Trump\u2019s ballroom<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4594904\/senate-vote-trump-anti-weaponization-fund\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Three Republicans buck GOP as Senate defeats attempt to block Trump \u2018anti-weaponization\u2019 fund<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The undertaking came in the form of an amendment to the GOP\u2019s $70 billion <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4576229\/senate-budget-committee-advance-reconciliation-bill-fund-ice\/\">immigration enforcement bill<\/a> that Republicans initially tried to use for $220 million in ballroom security funding for the project. However, they were ultimately <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4593536\/senate-republicans-drop-trump-ballroom-security-funding\/\">forced to strip the money<\/a> due to opposition and the strict rules of the filibuster-skirting reconciliation process.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The amendment would have banned the use of federal funds and private donations to construct the ballroom unless Trump received the green light from Congress. The tally was 53-46.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4594904\/senate-vote-trump-anti-weaponization-fund\/\">THREE REPUBLICANS BUCK GOP AS SENATE DEFEATS ATTEMPT TO BLOCK TRUMP \u2018ANTI-WEAPONIZATION\u2019 FUND<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collins, Husted, and Sullivan, who are all up for reelection in battleground states, also broke with their party on an earlier amendment to thwart the creation of the Justice Department\u2019s \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund. Cassidy, who recently lost his primary, received consent to change his position in favor of the amendment after the vote had closed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTrump has fought for his ballroom harder than he\u2019s ever fought to lower your costs,\u201d the office of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said in a statement. \u201cCongress should be a check on Trump\u2019s corruption.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six-plus Republican senators broke ranks to block Trump\u2019s East Wing ballroom without congressional approval<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2610749,"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\/01\/AP25155601319149.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5919,6203,80837,3740,3634],"class_list":["post-2610748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-construction","tag-gop","tag-political-gridlock","tag-senate","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25155601319149.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610748","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\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2610748"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2610752,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610748\/revisions\/2610752"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2610749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2610748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2610748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2610748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}