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Democrats target Trump ballroom as US midterm campaign ramps up

By AFP
May 12, 2026
The construction of US President Donald Trumps White House ballroom continues in Washington, DC, U.S., January 12, 2026.—Reuters
The construction of US President Donald Trump's White House ballroom continues in Washington, DC, U.S., January 12, 2026.—Reuters

WASHINGTON, United States: Democrats on Monday launched a sharp new political offensive against Donald Trump´s White House ballroom, casting Republicans as out-of-touch allies of a president focused on “vanity projects” while Americans struggle with rising costs.

The unusually aggressive messaging campaign offered an early glimpse of how the minority party hopes to frame the final stretch before November´s midterm elections -- as a referendum on affordability, presidential excess and Republican loyalty to Trump.