Lindsey Graham

We're going to introduce legislation.

that would authorize $400 million to be spent to build the presidential ballroom.

Underneath there will be a lot of military stuff.

There will be a Secret Service annex.

We're going to introduce legislation.

that would authorize $400 million to be spent to build the presidential ballroom.

Underneath, there will be a lot of military stuff.

There will be a Secret Service annex.

And we've paid for it by offsetting it with custom fees.

but the estimate is 332 million.

We're gonna do 400 million, because I think it's probably gonna take more.

Private donations can be used, but I think they should be used for buying China and stuff like that.

Underneath this ballroom will be infrastructure that is national security centric.

The ballroom itself will avoid the dilemma of having to leave the White House grounds with future presidents and this presidents to go downtown in a place that's less secure.

President Trump said to me this morning, excuse me, yesterday, we need the ballroom, not just for me, but for future presidents.

He literally could have left his bedroom, walked out the back of the White House, and been at the ballroom.

That's what needs to happen when you have 1,000 or 2,000 people gathered in today's environment.

And the sooner we get the ballroom built,

the more hard it is the better for the country so

I hope and pray that most people in the Senate after Saturday night will support this bill.