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Trump Is Everywhere

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Trial Balloon · Ep. 190: Trump Is Everywhere

Inside Trump’s Ballroom Obsession

September 4, 2026 · 9:46 am ET · Leave a Comment

New York Magazine: “Since Trump’s return to the White House, his administration has made changes to more than 100 structures in Washington, D.C. The total price tag: somewhere north of a billion dollars. The biggest project, in terms of both cost (estimated to be $800 million when done) and presidential mindshare, is the ballroom and the military bunker that will be tucked underneath…”

“Still, the politics of the ballroom are objectively bad for Trump… Trump is aware of these concerns. He just doesn’t really care.”

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