In 2016, before he took office the first time, Trump offered to spend $100 million for a new White House ballroom. He never ...

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“A beautiful, beautiful ballroom.” Alas ... provisions for anything other than repairs and furnishings. Congress gives every new president an allowance of $100,000 to refurbish the private ...