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Republicans Distance From Trump as Judge Nixes $400M Ballroom

6/7/2026

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Senior Republican aides say the party is distancing from Trump’s projects amid a looming midterm bloodbath.
A federal judge blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project after the cost rose to $400 million and Senate Republicans opposed it.
Rep. Tom Barrett highlighted the crisis while voting to curb U.S. President Donald Trump’s powers in Iran.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he could not care less about the midterm outcome.

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Senior Republican aides say the party is distancing from Trump’s projects amid a looming midterm bloodbath.
A federal judge blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project after the cost rose to $400 million and Senate Republicans opposed it.
Rep. Tom Barrett highlighted the crisis while voting to curb U.S. President Donald Trump’s powers in Iran.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he could not care less about the midterm outcome.