Trump doubles size of the ballroom, doubles the cost, then blasts you are not a smart person.

This vanity project has transformed from a privately funded gift into a billion-dollar taxpayer liability tucked inside a security supplemental bill. The optics of building a 90,000-square-foot luxury hall while simultaneously telling Americans that their financial pain doesn’t matter compared to the Iran war is a recipe for a total base rupture. You cannot preach sacrifice to the middle class while expanding your own palace and berating anyone who dares to look at the receipts.