I will say the President, United States is a very good builder. And the reason why this is expensive is not because of the ballroom. The reason this is expensive is because of the security precautions. necessary things that have nothing to do with the ballroom itself but have to do with the actual security infrastructure on the White House. (1:04:28–1:04:32)
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Asserts that the high cost of a government project is due to necessary security measures.
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