Key Republican senators are pushing to use federal funds for the construction of the White House ballroom President
Trump has been frustrated by the legal challenges to his $400 million construction project and emphasized after the shooting that security concerns are a key reason behind his proposed 90,000-square-foot space, for which he has solicited private donations.
Yet the ballroom, if it is built, is expected to be used for state dinners and other presidential events planned by the White House, not for events ...