Two days after a gunman tried to breach security at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner at the Hilton hotel, Republican lawmakers got straight to work pushing for President Donald Trump's $400 million White House ballroom.
The president and First Lady Melania Trump wereushered out of the dinnerafter the gunman pulled a Leeroy Jenkins past security and shot a Secret Service agent near the security checkpoint.
The moment President Trump was evacuated from the White House Correspondents dinner after loud noises were heard.pic.twitter.com/RnbIumNR3A
Not only was the security atrocious considering how many high-profile individuals were at the event (where Reagan shooter John Hinckley, who shot Regan there, said it was a dumb place to keep holding high-profile events), Trump was evacuated a full 10 seconds after JD Vance.
🚨 WATCH: Trump — escorted by the arms, Vance — grabbed by the scruffCNN has released footage showing the evacuation of U.S. leadership.Security forces first escort Vance out, then rush back for Trump.pic.twitter.com/JNyzRa0ftG
And now, the push to get Trump's ballroom completed...
"Let’s get it done," Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) said on X, announcing thathe would introduce legislation this weekand move for unanimous consent of "express approval for construction of a Presidential ballroom" - while over in the House Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) will introduce the "Build the Ballroom Act" and file for explicit statutory authority.
"While the lawsuits attempting to stop this privately-funded gift to the country are nonsense, last night makes it clear that we need it—and we need it now," he posted on X. "I look forward to Democrats repudiating their violent rhetoric against President Trump by cosponsoring and supporting this bill. Mr. President, build away."
Boebert's on it too -with the Colorado Republican announcing that she 'and her team' are in the process of drafting legislation to guarantee the project's completion.
"I don’t believe congressional approval is required for the project, but if it’ll keep activist judges on the sideline, so be it," she posted on X. "More to come this week."
Source: ZeroHedge News
