2026年6月17日 美国东部时间下午1:11 / 福克斯新闻频道
约翰·图恩称报道中的数据与白宫此前给出的说法“截然不同”
作者：亚历克斯·米勒，福克斯新闻
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美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的巨型宴会厅可能由数亿美元纳税人资金支持，而在总统数月来一直宣称该项目完全由私人出资后，议员们对此感到不满。
《华盛顿邮报》的一篇报道显示，特朗普这座9万平方英尺宴会厅的预估造价已飙升至6亿美元，其中约一半将来自纳税人资助渠道。
今年早些时候，议员们就曾明确反对动用纳税人资金为该项目买单，当时面临通过预算调和程序为宴会厅追加约2.2亿美元安保强化拨款的提议。
特朗普要求解雇参议院议事官 因其取消宴会厅安保资金
唐纳德·特朗普总统手持白宫拟建4亿美元总统宴会厅的设计效果图。(亚伦·施瓦茨/CNP/彭博社)
“我们必须认真讨论纳税人能获得什么收益，对吗？如果纳税人不用出钱，那标准就不一样，但如果他们要出钱，我们就得展开完全不同的讨论，”犹他州共和党参议员约翰·柯蒂斯说道，“这就是他们想要的资金使用方式吗？”
该报周二发布的报道审查了白宫与总部位于弗吉尼亚州麦克林的克拉克建筑公司过去数月的往来文件，该公司负责这座宴会厅的施工。
3月5日的一份项目摘要显示，特朗普最初称造价为1亿美元的宴会厅，最终造价将达到6亿美元。
其中2.93亿美元预计来自私人捐赠者，剩余3.07亿美元将来自特勤局、白宫军事办公室和行政官邸，这三个部门均由纳税人拨款资助。
参议院共和党人阻挠特朗普百亿白宫宴会厅拨款请求：“你在编数”
当被问及报道中数据的真实性时，克拉克建筑公司将福克斯新闻数字频道的询问转交给白宫，并指出所有项目信息均为机密。
白宫发言人戴维斯·英格尔在一份声明中未否认相关数据，称：“（东翼现代化项目）与总统、白宫场地以及特定安全基础设施资产的安全密不可分。”
“宣布建造宴会厅的新闻稿强调了与白宫军事办公室和美国特勤局在设计特征和规划方面的协调，”英格尔说道，“特朗普总统和慷慨的美国爱国者们将为这座宴会厅提供约4亿美元资金，它将成为未来多届总统举办活动的安全且合适的场所。”
“上周末的事件以及针对白宫历史性的UFC自由250赛事的未遂袭击阴谋，恰恰证明了东翼现代化项目对于大型活动的迫切必要性，其中包括防无人机设施和无人机停靠港等关键安保升级，”他补充道。
参议院多数党领袖、南达科他州共和党人约翰·图恩表示，他尚未看到这篇报道，但指出这将与“我们此前听到的说法截然不同”。
“我认为有其合理性，尤其是在安保方面，为了保障这个地方的安全，我们需要承担起责任，”图恩说道，“只是我不太清楚它将如何被使用——用于何种用途。”
佛罗里达州共和党参议员里克·斯科特表示，他更希望宴会厅由私人资金出资，但如果目的是“让场所更安全、保护总统”，他也同意动用纳税人资金。
当被问及白宫是否就宴会厅使用纳税人资金一事联系过他或其他共和党人时，斯科特表示：“没有。”
“这类资金肯定需要走相关流程，你会觉得这事应该会在这边讨论拨款，但我还没看到任何相关文件，”斯科特说道。
北卡罗来纳州共和党参议员汤姆·蒂利斯表示，议员们曾在另一个项目中见过类似情况：美联储总部翻新工程超支，这在一定程度上引发了与前美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔的公开争执。
2028年1月28日，在华盛顿特区，参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩与参议院共和党人在民主党议员的协助下，推动了一项特朗普支持的拨款协议在参议院通过。(内森·波斯纳/阿纳多卢通讯社)
“我认为仓促行事时就会犯错，”蒂利斯说道。
“预估造价上涨并不令人意外。我对拱门项目也持同样看法，”他补充道，这里指的是特朗普提议的美国凯旋门。“我们原本以为会花2500万美元，我不知道现在具体数字是多少，但我的猜测是最终会比这个数高得多。”
“我们应该深思熟虑，按流程办事，而不是强行塞进任意设定的时间框架，”他补充道，“那样从来不会有好结果。”
部分共和党人对这篇报道不屑一顾，主要因为其出自《华盛顿邮报》。
俄亥俄州共和党参议员伯尼·莫雷诺说道：“《华盛顿邮报》的报道从一开始就没法让我信服。”
“我完全不清楚情况，”莫雷诺说道，“我相信《华盛顿邮报》吗？不，但当你遇到麻烦不想让事情败露时，报纸确实能发挥很好的作用。”
亚历克斯·米勒是福克斯新闻数字频道记者，负责报道美国参议院事务。
Republicans question Trump’s ‘privately funded’ ballroom after report points to taxpayer burden
June 17, 2026 1:11pm EDT / Fox News
John Thune says the reported figures represent a ‘different narrative than what we’ve heard’ from the White House
By Alex Miller, Fox News
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President Donald Trump’s colossal ballroom could be backed by hundreds of millions in taxpayer money, and after months of the president declaring that it was completely privately funded, lawmakers aren’t happy.
A report from the Washington Post found that estimates for Trump’s 90,000-square-foot ballroom had skyrocketed to $600 million. Of that, about half would come from taxpayer-funded sources.
Both Republicans and Democrats had already drawn a sharp line against dipping into taxpayer funds to pay for the project earlier this year when confronted with tacking on roughly $220 million in security enhancement funding for the ballroom through budget reconciliation.
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President Donald Trump holds a design rendering of a proposed $400 million presidential ballroom at the White House.(Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg)
“We have to have a serious conversation about the benefit to the taxpayers, right? If [taxpayers aren’t paying for it,], it’s a different bar, but if they’re paying for it, we have to have a totally different conversation,” Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, said. “Is that how they want their money spent?”
The Post’s report, published Tuesday, reviewed documents between the White House and Clark Construction, a McLean, Va.-based company leading the construction of the ballroom, dating back over the last several months.
A project summary from March 5 detailed that the ballroom, which Trump initially said would cost $100 million, would clock in at $600 million.
Of that, $293 million was expected to come from private donors. The remaining $307 million was to come from the Secret Service, White House Military Office and Executive Residence. All three are funded by taxpayers.
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When asked the veracity of the reported figures, Clark Construction referred Fox News Digital to the White House and noted that all project information was confidential.
White House spokesman Davis Ingle did not deny the figures in a statement and said, “The [East Wing Modernization Project is] inextricably tied to the security of the president, the White House grounds and the certain security infrastructure assets.”
“The press release announcing the construction of the ballroom highlighted coordination with the White House Military Office and the United States Secret Service regarding design features and planning,” Ingle said. “President Trump and generous American patriots are funding the ballroom to the tune of approximately $400 million, which will be a secure and appropriate venue for presidents for generations to come.”
“The events over the weekend and the foiled attempted attack on the historic UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House proves exactly why the East Wing Modernization Project is severely needed for large-scale events, which include drone proof structures and drone ports among other critical security enhancements,” he continued.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said he had not yet seen the report but noted that it would be a “different narrative than what we’ve heard.”
SENATE REPUBLICANS BALK AT $1B WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM REQUEST: ‘YOU MADE THAT NUMBER UP’
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Republicans advanced a Trump-backed funding deal out of the Senate with the help of Senate Democrats in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 28, 2028.(Nathan Posner/Anadolu)
“I think there’s a rationale, particularly when it comes to the security parts of this to keep that place safe we need to be responsible for,” Thune said. “I just don’t know enough about how it’s being used — what it’s being used for.”
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., said he would prefer the ballroom to be paid for with private funding but was open to dipping into taxpayer dollars if the goal was to “make it safer, protect the president.”
When asked if he or other Republicans were contacted by the White House about the use of taxpayer money for the ballroom, Scott said, “No.”
“You’d have to, and you know you’d think it’d have to come up over here for funding, and I haven’t seen anything yet,” Scott said.
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said lawmakers had seen this situation before with another project: the renovations to the Federal Reserve’s headquarters going over budget that spurred, in part, a public feud with former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
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“I think when you move quickly, that’s when mistakes are made,” Tillis said.
“It’s not surprising that the estimates were up. I have the same view about the Arch,” he continued, referring to Trump’s proposed United States Triumphal Arch. “You know, we think it’s gonna be $25 million. I don’t know what the number is right now, but my guess is it’s gonna be a lot more than that.”
“And we ought to be very thoughtful, go through the process versus fitting things into arbitrary timeframes,” he added. “Never works out.”
Some Republicans shrugged off the report, largely because it was produced by the Washington Post.
Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, said,”You lost me at Washington Post.”
“I have no idea,” Moreno said. “Do I trust the Washington Post? No, but it does — when you have a cat litter situation, and you don’t want it to spill, newspapers serve a really good purpose.”
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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