Most Americans are against President Trump’s $300 million ballroom project, according to a new poll.
In the Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll: 56 percent of respondents said they are “somewhat” or “strongly” opposed to the project. On the other hand, 28 percent in the poll said they “somewhat” or “strongly” support the project.
Major companies such as Amazon, Apple and Google are among them donate to help cover the cost of the ballroom. The president told reporters last week that the project would have a price tag of $300 million, higher than the White House’s original $200 million estimate over the summer. Trump has said it would be entirely privately funded.
“Over the years, many presidents have made changes. This would obviously be the biggest change. But this is something they have wanted for at least 150 years,” Trump said last week.
The demolition of the East Wing of the White House to make room for Trump’s vision of a big economy ballroom has caused a great outcry from critics.
The destruction of the East Wing was completed last Thursday. Excavators were seen from Monday before tearing it apart. The Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos Poll started Friday after the destruction was completed.
The East Wing previously held the office of first lady Melania Trump, the offices of the White House social secretary and calligrapher, the movie theater and the presidential bunker.
Some Senate Democrats, led by Senator Adam Schiff (California), wrote a letter on Tuesday addressed to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is asking for a “complete accounting of all donations to the White House Ballroom construction project.”
“We write to express serious concerns about President Trump’s financing of the new White House ballroom construction project through private donations from individuals and corporations whose business interests are deeply affected by the administration and its decisions,” the senators wrote.
The Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll was conducted Oct. 24-28 2,725 people, plus or minus 1.9 percentage points as sampling error margin.
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