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Trump slams parliamentarian over $1B ballroom, backs Paxton

5/27/2026

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President Donald Trump criticized Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough after she blocked a $1 billion White House ballroom proposal.
President Donald Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, whose felony securities fraud charge was dropped, in his push against Senate leadership.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune has not discussed replacing MacDonough, while GOP strategists say an external replacement would be hard to find and unlikely to change future rulings.

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President Donald Trump criticized Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough after she blocked a $1 billion White House ballroom proposal.
President Donald Trump endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, whose felony securities fraud charge was dropped, in his push against Senate leadership.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune has not discussed replacing MacDonough, while GOP strategists say an external replacement would be hard to find and unlikely to change future rulings.