You know, they didn't like this slush fund of American taxpayer dollars. And so it's not happening, at least now. But just because they say it's over doesn't mean it's over. You know, Trump told us that his big ballroom, his East Wing ballroom, was going to cost zero taxpayer dollars. Now he's asking for $1 billion. So just because they say it's over doesn't mean, I think, it's really put to bed. And so a bunch of us have put together a piece of legislation that would kill it permanently in law. (00:39–00:48)
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Asserts that Trump initially claimed his East Wing ballroom would cost zero taxpayer dollars but is now asking for $1 billion.
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