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Trump defends White House ballroom during impromptu construction site tour
President Trump defended the construction of the White House ballroom in remarks to reporters on Tuesday. “All of this paid for by myself,” Trump told reporters during impromptu remarks from the construction site of the ballroom, referring to it as a “gift” that will not be paid
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