# A US Senate official removed security funding that could be used for president Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom from a massive spending package. Elizabeth MacDonough’s decision deals a blow to Trump and his administration, which has sought the money for security purposes related to the ballroom. Trump has said the construction of the hall would be funded by 6.5-billion-rand in private donations. Senate Republicans are seeking 65-billion-rand in taxpayer funding to the Secret Service for security upgrades to the ballroom and other structures being built beneath it.
Federal funding for Trump’s ballroom in jeopardy after Senate ruling