Republicans in Congress thought they could get away with it.
They thought they could tuck $1 billion for Trump’s White House ballroom into a massive partisan reconciliation bill, pour tens of billions more into ICE and CBP, and rush it through Congress before voters fully understood what was happening.
But now the backlash is starting to build.
Sen. Thom Tillis reportedly told colleagues he would oppose the package if the ballroom funding stays in. Sen. Rand Paul has raised concerns. Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski are pressing the White House for answers.
We have momentum on our side. Republicans know this is a toxic vote for them.
Across the country, families are being squeezed from every direction. Groceries cost more. Health care costs more. Housing costs more. Gas prices are rising. People are making impossible choices while Republican leaders in Congress look at that reality and decide their priority is helping Donald Trump build a ballroom.
That is not just out of touch. It is obscene.
Trump told the public his ballroom would not cost taxpayers a dime. Now Republicans are trying to route $1 billion toward it anyway, while also handing ICE and CBP a blank check for his dangerous and cruel immigration agenda through the remainder of his term.
This is what the modern Republican Party has become: a party willing to enrich Trump, punish vulnerable communities, and leave working people to fend for themselves.
That is why some Republicans are trying to distance themselves from it now. They are not objecting because this bill would fail working families. They are objecting because the ballroom funding makes the whole thing harder to defend. It exposes the truth in a way voters can instantly understand: families paying more, Trump getting more, and Republicans acting like their constituents will not notice.
But we are noticing.
We notice when Republicans claim they care about affordability, then push a bill that does nothing meaningful to lower costs.
We notice when they say there is no money for health care relief, but somehow find a billion dollars for Trump’s vanity project.
We notice when they use reconciliation to force through a partisan MAGA agenda because they know it cannot withstand real scrutiny.
And we need to make sure they know voters are watching.
Republican leaders are already looking for another way to move the ballroom money. If they cannot keep it in this bill, they may try to rewrite it, move it into another reconciliation package, or attach it to another piece of legislation.
That tells us everything we need to know.
That is why the pressure matters.
The more people speak out now, the harder it becomes for Republicans to hide this bill behind process, procedure, or last-minute rewrites. They need to hear from voters before they find another way to ram through Trump’s vanity project.
Add your name today and tell Congress to reject this reckless MAGA reconciliation bill.
