Fears that push for ballroom spending could jeopardize $70bn funding for immigration enforcement
Senate Republicans on Wednesday formally dropped their attempt to spend $1bn on security improvements for Donald Trump’s White House ballroom, as it became clear the president’s demand for the money could jeopardize long-term funding for immigration enforcement.
The Senate judiciary committee had last month included funding for security improvements related to the new ballroom in a broader measure that would authorize $70bn in spending for agencies involved in Trump’s mass deportation campaign through the duration of his term.
On Wednesday, the committee released a revised text that no longer mentioned the money, which was included in legislation dubbed the Secure America Act that advanced on a party-line vote of 53-46 later that afternoon.
Well, no, they’re talking world class 8-story bunker and hospital and god knows what else under a bullshit ballroom that’s supposedly now under a drone launchpad for all of DC… I mean none of this is actually going to get built, but they definitely have things to boondoggle and tinker with until someone sane comes along.
OK, so I’ll do it for 0.001% of $1bn