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Trump Faces Embarrassing Setback as $1bn Ballroom's 'Security' Funding Gets Torched in Senate

Court filing reveals Trump’s $400M White House ballroom project will include underground hospital facilities — disclosure intensifies scrutiny of president’s health ahead of Walter Reed exam. (Credit: The White House/WikiMedia Commons)

Donald Trump's plan to fund a White House ballroom has been put in doubt after a Senate ruling blocked the Republican proposal. The plan included up to £790 million ($1 billion) for security linked to what is called the East Wing Modernisation Project, according to congressional officials in Washington.

Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that the plan could not be included under Senate budget rules, dealing another setback to Trump's administration.

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