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Mary Trump: White House Bunker Upgrades Amid Protests

10/29/2025

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Mary Trump, the niece of U.S. President Donald Trump, alleges the White House is secretly upgrading a bunker as the $300 million ballroom replaces the East Wing.
She says Trump is paranoid and a coward, and that bunker renovations respond to protests against him.
Mary claims funds for the ballroom may be diverted to the bunker, which she calls a refuge for "cowardly presidents."

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Story summary

Mary Trump, the niece of U.S. President Donald Trump, alleges the White House is secretly upgrading a bunker as the $300 million ballroom replaces the East Wing.
She says Trump is paranoid and a coward, and that bunker renovations respond to protests against him.
Mary claims funds for the ballroom may be diverted to the bunker, which she calls a refuge for "cowardly presidents."