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Fetterman backs White House ballroom renovation

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., supports the president’s White House ballroom renovation, seemingly putting him further at odds with his fellow Democrats.

His comments were made on Sunday morning, less than 12 hours after a man stormed the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner and fired shots at a Secret Service agent at the Washington Hilton in the room outside of the event.

On Monday, Cole Tomas Allen, the alleged attacker, was charged with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump.

“We were there front and center. That venue wasn’t built to accommodate an event with the line of succession for the U.S. government. After witnessing last night, drop the TDS and build the White House ballroom for events exactly like these,” Fetterman said.

Fetterman’s reference of “TDS” is the shortened phrase of “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” a common line mentioned in defense of Trump from critics.

According to Reuters, Fetterman is the only Democrat serving in the U.S. Senate who has publicly voiced his support for building and funding the White House ballroom pushed by Trump.

A social media post from Burgess Everett, Semafor’s congressional bureau chief, indicates that the senator is also on board with a $400 million congressional appropriation to fund the project and build a Secret Service annex underground. The Center Square has not independently confirmed this.

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