He single mindedly focused on building ballrooms and arches and golf courses while the rest of the country struggles to put food on the table or to even see a doctor. The ballroom started out, in Trump's own words, as quote, taxpayer free. I will fund it. He said, I, I'm not going to ask the government for money. A year later, he's realized that he needs government money, taxpayer money. (02:03–02:09)
CLAIM
Asserts that Trump initially claimed the ballroom would be funded without taxpayer money.
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