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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Chelsie Napiza

Trump Prioritises Infrastructure Over Security Reform Following Shooting at White House Social Event – 'We Need a Ballroom'

President Trump (Credit: Manchester Evening News)

Hours after a gunman stormed the White House Correspondents' Dinner, President Donald Trump stood at the White House podium and used the attack to demand faster construction of his disputed, privately funded White House ballroom complex, a £299 million ($400 million) infrastructure project currently tied up in federal courts.

Trump's response to Saturday's shooting at the Washington Hilton was swift in one direction. He argued it proved the White House needed a new, purpose-built venue with bulletproof glass, drone-proof roofing and a secure bunker beneath it.

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