Congress may not be giving President Donald Trump his $1 billion for a new White House ballroom — and he can blame Republicans.
Republican members, especially in the House, have been privately voicing their opposition to the funding both to the White House and House leaders, sources told NOTUS. Their biggest concern is that the unpopular project could further hurt Republican prospects in this year’s midterms, where Democrats are increasingly favored to make gains.
One vulnerable House Republican member told NOTUS that while “it sucks that we have to deal with this, we also aren’t going to just leave a construction site sitting there unfinished.” However, the lawmaker emphasized that GOP members don’t like the “optics of voting for ballroom funding when we have a lot more important things to do.”