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GOP aides rebuke Trump over ballroom, $1.8 B riot payout

6/6/2026

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Aides say the workplace is poisoned by resentment as President Donald Trump repeatedly upends their agenda.
GOP insiders report they have reached a boiling point with Trump over his recent demands and nominations.
They objected to a ballroom renovation funded by donations that then sought taxpayer money.
Senator Lisa Murkowski called the ballroom proposal indefensible while GOP aides rejected a $1.8 billion Justice Department (DOJ) compensation fund for Capitol riot participants.

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Aides say the workplace is poisoned by resentment as President Donald Trump repeatedly upends their agenda.
GOP insiders report they have reached a boiling point with Trump over his recent demands and nominations.
They objected to a ballroom renovation funded by donations that then sought taxpayer money.
Senator Lisa Murkowski called the ballroom proposal indefensible while GOP aides rejected a $1.8 billion Justice Department (DOJ) compensation fund for Capitol riot participants.