The sound of jackhammering may sound earsplitting to most, but the sound of construction is music to President Donald Trump’s ears.

He rhapsodized about his favorite background music at a Senate Republican luncheon at the newly renovated White House Rose Garden on Oct. 21, which marked Day 21 of the government shutdown. He was talking about the another ongoing construction project just steps away: the $250 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom .

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