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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGrampy wants "an 866% increase," $551 MILLION, over the 2025 fiscal budget, to "renovate his White House residence"
President Donald Trump seeks hundreds of millions of dollars to renovate the White House residence, according to a new budget request.
The administrations fiscal 2026 proposal includes more than $377 million for repairs and renovations to the executive residence, with another $174 million projected for 2027, according to budget documents reported by Politico.
That represents a mammoth 866 percent increase over the $39 million estimated to have been spent in fiscal 2025 on sprucing up the area of the White House where the president lives.
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Turbineguy
(40,103 posts)Gotta have more gold.
That and some tacky shit.
LetMyPeopleVote
(180,248 posts)The fiscal 2027 budget shows an 866 percent funding request jump for renovations to the White House living space and possibly other areas.
Trump plans spending 7M on executive residence renovations â and wants 4M more
— Politico (@politico.com) 2026-04-03T22:28:37Z
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/03/trump-plans-spending-377m-on-executive-residence-renovations-and-wants-174m-more-00858810
The budget document, which proposes slashing domestic programs to help fund a $1.5 trillion bump to defense spending, estimates spending $377 million in fiscal 2026 under an account for repairs and renovations to the executive residence. Thats a mammoth 866 percent increase over the $39 million estimated to have been spent in fiscal 2025 on sprucing up the area of the White House where the president lives.
An Office of Management and Budget spokesperson told POLITICO that the totals reflect budgetary projections that include not only rehabbing the White House but also security spending costs. The person added that its for a number of renovations, not just the executive residence. The spokesperson did not answer questions about what specific projects the money would go toward.....
An Office of Management and Budget spokesperson told POLITICO that the totals reflect budgetary projections that include not only rehabbing the White House but also security spending costs. The person added that its for a number of renovations, not just the executive residence. The spokesperson did not answer questions about what specific projects the money would go toward.
Though the budget doesnt spell out exactly what the renovation funds are to be used for, Trump has repeatedly expressed his fixation on repairing the White House publicly sharing upgrades to the living quarters, including bathrooms, to more ambitious projects like expanding entertainment space.
2naSalit
(103,055 posts)WE OWN the place and WE DON'T WANT whatever the fuck it is he wants.
WE WANT HIM GONE NOW!
yellow dahlia
(6,042 posts)Norrrm
(5,147 posts)Diraven
(1,917 posts)And then pocket the money