Trump Supports Rand Paul's Bill for White House Ballroom

President Donald Trump appears to be rejecting offers from reliable allies and is instead lining up behind a bill from frequent critic Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) to expedite the construction of his White House ballroom. On Monday, Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Katie Britt (R-AL), and Eric Schmitt (R-MO) announced plans to introduce legislation that would funnel $400 million in federal funds toward Trump’s ballroom, despite the president’s frequent reassurances that the construction project would be entirely privately funded. Melania Trump and Queen Camilla tour technology-in-education event at the White House ‘Bullets seem to be flying in one direction’: Guy Benson READ IN FULL: Trump’s speech welcoming King Charles III on state visit The White House declined to say if the president supported the measure, with one senior White House official telling the Washington Examiner Tuesday that, to their knowledge, Trump had not been briefed on the proposal.