GOP Backs Trump's Secure White House Ballroom Plan

0:00It's April 27. From coast to coast, this is U.S. News Today, powered by AI, I'm Cory with the story. A shooting at the White House Correspondence Dinner has Republican lawmakers lining up behind President Trump's plan for a secure ballroom on White Housegrounds. The attack at the Washington Hilton exposed risks of off-site events, with a gunman injuring a secret service agent before getting caught. Officials think top leaders might have been targets, pushing GOP folks to say it's time for safer spots, closer to home. Trump's renewing his call for the project, which would feature bulletproof glass, drone protection, and top-tier security for big gatherings with the President, Vice President, and others. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls it a real solution, way better than hotel ballrooms with unsecure floors above. Lawmakers like Rhett, Mike Lawler, and Sintim Shihi are calling it essential and common sense in today's threats. Since then, John Federman, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, jumped on X to say, dropped

1:01the partisan hate and back it, since the Hilton wasn't bill for. Presidential-level crowds Now, several Republicans are drafting bills to Green Light construction after a federal judge paused it over legal fights. The price tags around $400 million, drawing fire from preservationists and some dems who worry about messing with White House. History Security worries Mount Post shooting the push for this ballroom keeps gaining steam, with the Justice Department slamming delays as risky, nonsense.