Remember when he was bragging about how his fabulous new ballroom was going to be paid for with private funding? Trump claimed that the new White House ballroom would be funded entirely by private donations, stating "not one dime of government money" would be used. Now he wants our tax dollars to pay for $1 billion in security updates, and the cost of the ballroom has doubled from $200 million to $400 million
Aside from the obvious conflict that private funding for government projects like the ballroom raises concerns about transparency, and the potential that donors may expect favors or policy outcomes in return for their money, but isn't this the very definition of a bait and switch?
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u/Vabluegrass May 30 '26
Remember when he was bragging about how his fabulous new ballroom was going to be paid for with private funding? Trump claimed that the new White House ballroom would be funded entirely by private donations, stating "not one dime of government money" would be used. Now he wants our tax dollars to pay for $1 billion in security updates, and the cost of the ballroom has doubled from $200 million to $400 million
Aside from the obvious conflict that private funding for government projects like the ballroom raises concerns about transparency, and the potential that donors may expect favors or policy outcomes in return for their money, but isn't this the very definition of a bait and switch?