Trump Plans $900 Million White House Overhaul
Trump Plans $900 Million White House Overhaul
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President Donald Trump's administration is set to spend at least $900 million on construction projects on the White House grounds, according to a Washington Post review of confidential contracts and planning documents.
Rather than securing the money directly from Congress, the administration has gathered funding from other agencies and private donors.
The Post reported that the effort has been routed in part through a little-known maintenance account, including roughly $70 million with no identified source.
Timeline
Reuters, citing the Washington Post, reports the administration is set to spend at least $900 million on White House construction.
Raw Story, also citing the Post's review of confidential records, reports the total climbs toward nearly $1 billion, with $70 million funneled through a maintenance account and no identified source.
Reactions
Coverage split along familiar lines. Reuters and Political Wire framed the spending as a large, privately and inter-agency funded construction push that sidesteps a direct congressional appropriation.
Raw Story cast the same records as a "power grab" to remake the White House, spotlighting the $70 million with no identified source as a transparency concern.
What's Next
Expect scrutiny over where the private and inter-agency money is coming from, and whether routing funds outside a congressional appropriation draws oversight from lawmakers.
The Washington Post's confidential contracts and planning documents are likely to fuel follow-up reporting on the scope and cost of the overhaul.
More
The reported $900 million figure is described as a floor — "at least" that amount — meaning the final tab could run higher as details of the plan emerge.
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