President Donald Trump portrayed the big new ballroom that he’s building on White House grounds as a gift to the nation, courtesy of patriotic private donors.

The president defended the higher price tag of his planned White House ballroom amid reports that Congress is seeking $1 billion towards the project.

“This ballroom is, simply put, unpopular."

Republicans are seeking $1 billion in taxpayer money for security related to President Trump's ballroom, setting up a showdown with Democrats.

Republicans in Congress are proposing $1 billion in funding for security for President Trump's White House ballroom as part of their partisan plan to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Senate Republicans tucked an eye-popping figure into funding for President Donald Trump's ballroom, a project once touted as being completely privately funded.

For months, President Donald Trump has criticized Jerome Powell over the Fed’s renovations costs. But the price of his ballroom has also ballooned substantially.

Trump has repeatedly said the project would be paid for using private donations, rather than government funds.

A construction site manager with a trailer on White House grounds is summoned some evenings to the Oval Office to update Trump on his pet project, according to the report