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Donald Trump: “This is being financed privately. It's a donation that's…”

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Well, we'll appeal that, but it's not, I don't know, there's, it's basically, I mean, I wrote part of his opinion, but basically he's saying I need congressional approval. And he's so wrong. This is being financed privately. It's a donation that's being given by companies, very rich companies, very rich people. So that for 150 years they've wanted a ballroom here. We're going to have the finest ballroom, I believe, anywhere in the world. And he said we need congressional approval. (12:00–12:09)

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