Episode

Cost of Trump Projects Hit Voters as Midterms Loom

Podcast: The Beat with Ari Melber
Published: Jun 16, 2026
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Summary

President Trump's ballroom, which he claimed would be paid for by private donations, has already cost taxpayers roughly $300 million. MS NOW's Ari Melber reports on the bombshell report from The Washington Post and is joined by political analyst Michelle Goldberg and Dean of the Columbia Journalism School Jelani Cobb.