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Trump Pushing for White House Ballroom After Dinner Shooting

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Trump Calls for Secure Ballroom at White House Following Dinner Shooting

The episode discusses the recent shooting at the White House Correspondents dinner, which has intensified the need for a secure ballroom on White House grounds. Trump, in response, has been advocating for this space, citing its potential to prevent future attacks. The proposed ballroom, already under construction, is estimated to cost $400 million. This incident has brought to light the long-standing demand for such a secure venue, as every president since 1874 has called for it.

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Trump Pushing for White House Ballroom After Dinner Shooting

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Trump Pushing for White House Ballroom After Dinner Shooting. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

It's April 26th. Welcome to entertainment and celebrity news today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. A shooting at the White House Correspondence Dinner on April 25th has ramped up pressure for a new secure ballroom right on White House. Grounds. Gunfire broke out at the Washington Hilton during the Black Tie event, prompting quick reactions from top leaders. The very next day, Donald Trump hit true social, blaming the incident on the lack of this ballroom and pushing hard for its completion. He argued it's a military-grade, secure space that's been needed for secure events. For the past 150 years, every president, along with the military, secret service, and law enforcement, have called for this kind of, protected venue on site. The dinner shooting brought that long-standing demand back into sharp focus. Trump pointed out the ballroom is already under construction and claims it would have stopped any such attack, cold. Trump's peg the total cost at $400 million. Security threats like this keep evolving, but Trump's post shows how one close call can

accelerate big changes at the White House.

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