Senate GOP drops $1 billion Trump ballroom security request

politicsMay 20, 2026171,836

Senate Republicans removed a $1 billion proposal to fund Secret Service security upgrades for President Donald Trump’s planned White House East Wing ballroom from an immigration enforcement funding bill. Multiple Republican senators objected to sending taxpayer dollars to the East Wing revamp, and Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled against including the funding; President Trump then demanded MacDonough be fired. The cut is a direct setback for the ballroom project and highlights GOP disagreements over spending as lawmakers haggle over immigration and security funding.

Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D.

@repdexteror.bsky.social

NEW: The Senate just blocked funding for Trump's absurd ballroom. This is because of your voice, standing up against corruption. Keep staying loud!

152259d ago

KSalsa15

It’s his stupid idea and as usual, he lied about who would foot the bill & started demolishing the White House without proper permission. He can pay for it with all of the money he is grifting on a daily basis.

behappy06.bsky.social11

He will find another way to steal the money.

Queen Mab8

Now rebuild the West Wing and charge his mobster a$$ for it.

rngtrik.bsky.social5

WE THE PEOPLE have had it!

Kristy (she/her) 🇺🇦🌻☮️ 🫘 “Preachy Female”3

And it is not a ballroom. It is a bunker.

Telephone3

Now what? The White House grounds looks an eye sore now.

Robert יעקב✡🟦3

He won't stop. It will be on to the next grift.

Ash48483

Now they should do the same for the $2 billions in taxpayers looting to pay himself and his private army

martini24.bsky.social2

I have no idea what the point was in the first place. He can't dance, he has no balls and if he wanted it for a 'safe place', he spends his life with his head up his ass. Probably plenty safe up there!

Paulley Ticks

@tomadelsbach.bsky.social

After the Senate eliminates all funding in spending bill to finish his ballroom, Donald Trump installs a massive Bouncy Castle in its place, exclusively for girls 13 and under. #DonaldTrump #Ballroom

9558d ago

Purple Teacher

@peaceandteachin.bsky.social

Trump wants the Senate parliamentarian fired after $1 Billion dollar s for his ballroom was rejected and stripped from the funding bill. Members of the GOP said firing her is about as likely as getting rid of the filibuster. #ProudBlue#Voices4Victory #OneV1 www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

8058d ago

Exhausted Resister3

Live shot of Trump not getting his ballroom funding 🤣

Catherine2

Napoleon was right. Nothing recoils with more force than injustice & bad faith. From Napoleon's Address: 1808 Spanish Campaign: "See how injustice & bad faith ever recoil upon those who are guilty of them."

Shut up man!!

@shutupman.bsky.social

Senate kicks trump right in the ballroom by cutting out the 1B funding. Wah wah wahhhhhh.

4159d ago

Jax (the original)

@jacqueline321.bsky.social

Yes, some good news! Now, withdraw the taxpayer funding for the J6 insurrectionist criminals, Senate! l.smartnews.com/p-7LfqqX7y/v...

2459d ago

Aleianjack

@aleianjack.bsky.social

Trump Demands Senate Fire Parliamentarian as GOP Drops $1 Billion for Ballroom From Bill www.commondreams.org/news/trumps-...

1159d ago

Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘

@chariselee.bsky.social

Trump can pay for the ballroom with all the money he's stealing from us‼️

1259d ago

Call me AMPHIFA Jack

@admiraljacksparrow.bsky.social

So, NO taxpayer funding for the Epstein-Trump Ballroom Let’s hope his Nazi Arch suffers the same fate ‼️👍

658d ago

Ⓜ️𝖆𝖗𝖎𝖊 💙 🦋

@lmariev.bsky.social

In a blow to the White House, Senate Republicans will remove a $1 billion Secret Service funding request that would help Trump’s ballroom project from their immigration enforcement funding bill amid internal objections. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

559d ago

Keith

@khankso.bsky.social

MAGA ramping up push to oust Senate parliamentarian after ballroom flop www.alternet.org/trump-ballro...

959d ago

Gus Moyer (梅子超)

@gusmoyer.bsky.social

1/2 A larger swath of Republicans were privately opposed, with the mood souring further Tuesday amid anger over Trump's decision to endorse Ken Paxton over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, in the upcoming GOP primary runoff in Texas. #EpsteinBallroom

659d ago

Ben

@madmantx.bsky.social

Pfft probably Netanyahu was pissed because trump spent the whole call talking about his ballroom (as usual).

859d ago

LORAC328.BSKY

@lorac328.bsky.social

www.aol.com/news/trump-d... Trump calls on Senate Republicans to replace parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough after she blocked his ballroom security funding in reconciliation.

459d ago

Andrew Knight (Fella) 🇪🇺🇬🇧

@andrewknightfella.bsky.social

So this "ballroom" thing #Trump keeps banging on about is actually a "shield" for a 6 story deep Doomsday bunker.. with "drone ports" and sniper nests... He's going to try and steal 2028 for sure. He doesn't intend on leaving. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYSQ...

358d ago

truthseeker19.bsky.social

@truthseeker19.bsky.social

Bye, bye Trump ballroom!!! Trump will just have to threaten and put the squeeze on very wealthy private donors to fund his expensive little "fantasy". Republicans do NOT have the votes to include this stupid project in the U.S. budget. www.notus.org/congress/sen...

459d ago

3 sources

politico.comBallroom won’t be funded after Senate GOP drops $1 billion Trump security request yahoo.comBallroom won’t be funded after Senate GOP drops $1 billion Trump security request commondreams.orgTrump Demands Senate Fire Parliamentarian as GOP Drops $1 Billion for Ballroom From Bill | Common Dreams

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