Senate Republicans weigh whether to swallow Trumpâs $1B push for ballroom security | CNN Politics
Key Senate Republicans are signaling a willingness to support up to $1 billion in security upgrades for President Donald Trumpâs ballroom renovation project, despite Democratic attacks, as the White House ramps up its lobbying push. But the vote could put some of the Senateâs moderates in a politically difficult position, especially after the president said his ballroom would be funded through private donations. âObviously, there have been three or four attempts on the presidentâs life, and thatâs extremely serious, and weâre in a heightened era of political violence, but the ballroom itself should be paid for by private donations, as the president had indicated,â Maine GOP Sen. Susan Collins said, adding she wanted clarity on what precisely the money would be going toward. The issue is becoming the latest political flashpoint that Republicans must navigate as they attempt to get funding for federal immigration enforcement across the finish line on a party-line vote in Congress. Senate Majority Leader John Thune argued Tuesday that $1 billion would not actually go to Trumpâs ballroom, saying that only about $200 million would be for security for the East Wing projec
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