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奥利里称这座耗资4亿美元的项目将展示“美国梦”，并服务于两党未来总统
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在白宫记者协会晚宴枪击事件发生数日后，《创智赢家》明星、投资人凯文·奥利里支持总统唐纳德·特朗普推动建造白宫宴会厅的计划，称此举旨在展示“美国梦”，并服务于两党未来的政府。
“我不认为这个宴会厅是党派之争，它是两党都受益的，因为总有一天会有民主党总统使用这座宴会厅，”奥利里告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
此番言论发表之际，国会共和党人正推动批准该宴会厅项目。此前，一年一度的白宫记者协会晚宴在华盛顿希尔顿酒店宴会厅举行，数百名记者和内阁官员出席活动期间发生枪击事件。议员们认为，这将为未来的活动提供一个安全的场地。
奥利里认为，这个遭到许多民主党人反对的项目还将在世界舞台上提升“美国品牌”形象。
共和党人拟承担特朗普宴会厅4亿美元造价，部分民主党人愿“讨论”该方案
“我支持建造这座宴会厅，因为我相信排场和仪式感，相信美国品牌，”他补充道。
他表示，国家形象不仅仅体现在经济上。
“人们以为是出口技术或出口能源，”他说，“并非如此。美国梦才是，而你想要展示的正是这一点。”
他补充说，这座宴会厅将让这一形象具象化。
“让我们把这座宴会厅建起来，向世界展示美国梦，”他说，“这就是它的意义所在。”
他指出，该项目不会依赖纳税人的钱。特朗普总统表示，该项目将通过个人捐款和外部捐赠实现私人融资。
瓦尔茨重复已被辟谣的说法：特朗普将白宫宴会厅视为“首要任务”
2025年10月22日，在华盛顿特区椭圆形办公室与北约秘书长马克·吕特会晤期间，唐纳德·特朗普总统展示了计划中的白宫宴会厅扩建效果图。(亚伦·施瓦茨/CNP/彭博社)
“我的这位幕僚说过，纳税人不会为它买单，”他说，“那为什么不让他们建一座宴会厅呢？我搞不懂。”
不过，南卡罗来纳州共和党参议员林赛·格雷厄姆、阿拉巴马州共和党参议员凯蒂·布里特和密苏里州共和党参议员埃里克·施密特本周提出了一项新法案，将利用进口关税为该项目筹集资金。
一场诉讼和法院下达的禁制令暂停了这座占地9万平方英尺、耗资4亿美元的宴会厅的建设。联邦法院今年3月裁定，未经国会批准不得恢复施工，但上诉程序允许有限的地下施工继续进行。
奥利里谈到了周六的枪击事件，称其“毫无预兆地发生了”。
“谢天谢地，没有人受伤，”他说，“我认为会有很多相关调查。”
枪手已被确认为31岁的科尔·艾伦，来自加利福尼亚州托兰斯。他面临着试图暗杀美国总统、跨州运输枪支以及在暴力犯罪中开枪等指控。
斯蒂芬·A·史密斯在白宫记者协会晚宴枪击事件后呼吁政客和媒体停止“口头上”谈论文明
2026年4月25日，在华盛顿特区举行的年度白宫记者协会晚宴发生事件后，特工们在现场警戒。(安德鲁·哈尼克/盖蒂图片社)
当局表示，枪手曾向家人发送一份宣言，阐明其意图袭击特朗普总统和其他内阁官员。
特朗普总统周六晚间在新闻发布会上表示，此次枪击事件凸显了建造白宫宴会厅的必要性。
“我们需要这座宴会厅，”他说，“这就是特勤局、军方都迫切需要它的原因。150年来他们出于各种不同原因一直想要一座宴会厅。但今天情况有点不一样，因为今天我们需要的安保级别可能是前所未有的。”
奥利里对白宫记者协会晚宴的未来表示怀疑，并对大型活动的安保问题表示担忧。
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“我还在想，这场晚宴能否长期存续下去，因为为2600人提供安保几乎是不可能的，”他说。
福克斯新闻数字频道的亚当·帕克和亚历克斯·米勒为本报道贡献了内容。
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‘Shark Tank’ star backs Trump’s White House ballroom plan amid security concerns: ‘It’s bipartisan’
April 29, 2026 3:51pm EDT / Fox News
O’Leary says the $400M project would showcase the ‘American Dream’ and serve future presidents of both parties
By Kiera McDonald Fox News
“Shark Tank” star and investor Kevin O’Leary backed President Donald Trump’s push for a White House ballroom as a way to showcase the “American Dream” and serve future administrations of both parties, days after the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting.
“I don’t think the ballroom’s a partisan issue, it’s bipartisan because one day there’ll be a Democratic president that’ll use the ballroom,” O’Leary told Fox News Digital.
The comments come as congressional Republicans push to approve the ballroom following the shooting at the Washington Hilton ballroom during the annual event attended by hundreds of journalists and Cabinet officials. Lawmakers believe this would offer a secure venue for future events.
O’Leary argued the project, opposed by many Democrats, would also elevate the “American brand” on the world stage.
REPUBLICANS EYE PICKING UP $400M TAB FOR TRUMP’S BALLROOM AS SOME DEMS OPEN TO ‘DISCUSS’ IDEA
Kevin O’Leary visits the set of “Outnumbered” at Fox News Channel Studios in New York City on April 18, 2024.(Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)
“I want the ballroom because I believe in pomp and circumstance, the American brand,” he added.
He said the nation’s image is more than just the economy.
“People think it’s exporting technology or exporting energy,” he said. “It’s not. It’s the American Dream and so you want to showcase that.”
He added the ballroom would bring this image to life.
“Let’s get that ballroom fired up and show the world the American Dream,” he said. “That’s what it is.”
He noted the project would not rely on taxpayer dollars. President Trump said the project would be privately financed through personal contributions and outside donors.
WALZ REPEATS DEBUNKED CLAIM THAT TRUMP CONSIDERS WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM ‘TOP PRIORITY’
President Donald Trump holds a rendering of the planned White House Ballroom extension during a meeting in the Oval Office with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Oct. 22, 2025, in Washington, D.C.(Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg)
“My lobbyist over here said the taxpayers are not paying for it,” he said. “So then why not let them have a ballroom? I don’t get it.”
However, Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Katie Britt, R-Ala., and Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., proposed new legislation this week that would fund the project using customs fees on imports to cover the cost.
A lawsuit and court-ordered injunction halted construction of the 90,000-square-foot, $400 million ballroom. A federal court ruled in March that construction must stop without congressional approval, but an appeal allowed limited below-ground construction to continue.
O’Leary addressed Saturday’s shooting, saying it unfolded “at a moment’s notice.”
“No one was hurt, thank goodness,” he said. “I think there’ll be a lot of investigations on that stuff.”
The suspect was identified as Cole Allen, 31, of Torrance, Calif. He is facing charges of attempting to assassinate the President of the United States, transporting a firearm across state lines and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.
STEPHEN A SMITH TELLS POLITICIANS, MEDIA TO STOP GIVING ‘LIP SERVICE’ ON CIVILITY AFTER WHCA DINNER SHOOTING
Agents stand guard after an incident at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner in Washington, D.C., on April 25, 2026.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Authorities said the suspect sent a manifesto to family members outlining his intent to target President Trump and other Cabinet officials.
President Trump said at a news conference Saturday night the shooting reinforces the need for a White House ballroom.
“We need the ballroom,” he said. “That’s why the Secret Service, that’s why the military are demanding it. They’ve wanted the ballroom for 150 years for lots of different reasons. But today is a little bit different, because today we need levels of security that probably nobody’s ever seen before.”
O’Leary expressed doubts about the future of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and raised concerns about securing large-scale events.
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“I also wonder about long-term if that dinner’s going to survive, because providing the security for 2,600 people is next to impossible,” he said.
Fox News Digital’s Adam Pack and Alex Miller contributed to this report.
Kiera McDonald is a Production Assistant for Fox News Digital.
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