Drone Ports and Funding Mayhem: Trump's Ballroom Has Turned Toxic
Key takeaways
- The White House has said the ballroom itself has been paid for by donors like tech giants Apple, Meta, and Amazon, but there has been concern about these companies or rich donors effectively sponsoring a bunker.
- The White House does need security upgrades.
- As a result, the White House has now off-loaded the bunker problem of Trump’s own making onto Congress.
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Photo-illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty Images Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Comment Loader Save Story Save this story President Donald Trump is squeezing Republicans to do his bidding on the ballroom.
White House officials are pushing Republicans in Congress to approve $1 billion in security enhancements for Trump’s ballroom on grounds that it would be bad optics for private donors to pay for the presidential bunker underneath, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The White House has said the ballroom itself has been paid for by donors like tech giants Apple, Meta, and Amazon, but there has been concern about these companies or rich donors effectively sponsoring a bunker.