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"Trump's ballroom is about money -- not security or state dinners" [View all]
Philip Kennicott
@philipkennicott.bsky.social
"...the real function of this ballroom isn’t about governance or diplomacy. It’s about fundraising, about endless rubber-chicken dinners for cadres of donors seeking influence and business leaders hungry for government contracts."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/04/29/trump-ballroom-whcd-security-donors/
Column | Trump’s ballroom is about money — not security or state dinners
His favorite project wouldn’t just transform the White House; it would set in stone his regal conception of the presidency.
www.washingtonpost.com
9:14 AM · Apr 29, 2026
@philipkennicott.bsky.social
"...the real function of this ballroom isn’t about governance or diplomacy. It’s about fundraising, about endless rubber-chicken dinners for cadres of donors seeking influence and business leaders hungry for government contracts."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/04/29/trump-ballroom-whcd-security-donors/
Column | Trump’s ballroom is about money — not security or state dinners
His favorite project wouldn’t just transform the White House; it would set in stone his regal conception of the presidency.
www.washingtonpost.com
9:14 AM · Apr 29, 2026
"...the real function of this ballroom isn’t about governance or diplomacy. It’s about fundraising, about endless rubber-chicken dinners for cadres of donors seeking influence and business leaders hungry for government contracts." www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
— Philip Kennicott (@philipkennicott.bsky.social) 2026-04-29T13:14:12.423Z
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