WASHINGTON — Congressional allies of President Donald Trump are defending his planned White House ballroom and resisting any notion that Congress should formally prohibit taxpayer funds flowing to the pricey project.

A firestorm of backlash emerged last month when the president ordered the entire East Wing of the White House demolished to make way for his 90,000-square-foot event and office space facility. As loud drilling from the ballroom construction site echoed around the White House grounds on Monday, several polls brought bad news for Trump and Republicans. ×

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