President Donald Trump is defending the growing cost of his White House ballroom project after estimated costs to complete its construction have nearly doubled. In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, Trump acknowledged that the construction project’s price tag has gone up from around $200 million to “something less than 400.

CNN News Central’s John Berman and chief data analyst Harry Enten examine what Americans are thinking about President Trump’s planned White House ballroom.

The original price was 200 Million Dollars, the double sized, highest quality completed project will be something less than 400 Million Dollars,” he wrote.

U.S. Senate Republicans are seeking to give $1 billion in taxpayer funding to the ‌Secret Service this year for security upgrades, including the White House ballroom.

Senate Republicans are pushing $1 billion in White House security upgrades for President Trump's ballroom project.

President Donald Trump has addressed the escalating budget of the planned White House ballroom, defending the project’s expanded scope after Senate Republicans linked a $1 billion security funding

President Donald Trump’s costly White House ballroom continues to stir outrage after a newly released proposal confirmed that Senate Republicans are seeking $1 billion from taxpayers for the project — despite prior claims that construction would be privately funded.

Senate Democrats are reportedly keen to force Republicans to vote on plans to inject a further $1 billion into President Donald Trump’s massively over-budget White House ballroom project. On Monday, Sen.