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WATCH: Trump says White House 'won't be a very secure place' without $1 billion security proposal
President Donald Trump, facing a Senate Republican mutiny, said Thursday that he doesn't "need money for the ballroom," drawing a distinction between the ballroom and proposed White House security improvements.
What happened
According to PBS News’s source item, WATCH: Trump says White House ‘won’t be a very secure place’ without $1 billion security proposal, President Donald Trump, facing a Senate Republican mutiny, said Thursday that he doesn’t “need money for the ballroom,” drawing a distinction between the ballroom and proposed White House security improvements.
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- WATCH: Trump says White House 'won't be a very secure place' without $1 billion security proposalPBS News - 2026-05-21T17:37:01+00:00
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