Stop Trump’s Billion-Dollar Ballroom
Congress must reject Trump’s billion-dollar vanity project and invest in families, communities, and the people’s urgent needs instead.
Trump Wants a Ballroom While Families Struggle
Friends,
At a time when families are being crushed by rent, groceries, medical bills, and rising costs, Donald Trump and his allies want the country debating how much public money should be wrapped around a luxury ballroom project at the White House. That tells us everything we need to know about their priorities.
Trump has claimed the ballroom itself will be privately funded, but Republicans in Congress have proposed up to $1 billion in public funding for security upgrades connected to the project and broader Secret Service needs. The White House says the money is for security, not the ballroom itself, but critics are right to ask why this expensive project is being pushed while working people are told there is never enough money for housing, health care, child care, public schools, Social Security, or disaster relief.
Let’s be clear: this is not just about a building. It is about power. It is about a president who wants monuments to himself while millions of people are expected to sacrifice. It is about a political movement that lectures us about “fiscal responsibility” while finding money for gold gaudiness, spectacle, security theater, cruelty, and self-glorification.
The American people do not need a billionaire vanity project. We need a government that feeds children, protects seniors, funds schools, defends voting rights, lowers drug prices, and keeps people in their homes. We need leaders who understand that public dollars should serve the public good, not the ego of one man.
Even some Republicans have raised concerns about the size of the request, with reporting noting skepticism over the enormous price tag and questions about what the funding would actually cover.1 That should tell Congress something simple: stop rubber-stamping Trump’s wishlist and start listening to the people who pay the bills.
Every dollar spent propping up political extravagance is a dollar not spent strengthening our communities. Every backroom deal that prioritizes Trump’s image over the people’s needs is a betrayal of public trust.
Congress must say no.
No to billion-dollar vanity politics.
No to luxury for the powerful while families struggle.
No to turning the people’s house into a monument to one man’s ego.
Take action now: Tell Congress to stop Trump’s billion-dollar ballroom.
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