Stop Payment on that Ballroom Check

As the Making the Case substack informs us:

A White House spokesman said yesterday that Trump’s famous ballroom would be paid for by “President Trump and generous American patriots.” In this case, “generous American patriots” includes every American taxpayer, as the $600 million project is now estimated to cost taxpayers over $300 million, at a time the Trump administration is cutting healthcare and food assistance. Since the ballroom’s announcement, Trump has repeatedly claimed the project will pose no cost to taxpayers.

Just tell me how I can stop my tax dollars from funding things that the majority of Americans don't support.

While we're at it, how is a minority able to force taxpayers to continue funding ICE when so many Americans want serious reforms before another dollar is appropriated?

Come to think of it, how can one president discard the goodwill that the United States spent decades building through cooperation and good-faith engagement with the rest of the world? One bad-faith actor shouldn't be able to throw all that away.

And what about our peace of mind? We have a megalomaniac broadcasting threats and grievances around the clock. Wouldn't it be nice to explore a new hobby instead of feeling obligated to monitor every headline for fear that, while you were looking away, another norm, right, or institution disappeared?