The project to construct a large banquet hall and underground bunker after the demolition of the White House's East Wing is internally estimated to cost as high as $600 million, with more than half expected to come from taxpayer funds—contradicting Trump’s previous public statements that the project would cost no more than $400 million and would not use taxpayer money. On March 31, Trump stated in the Oval Office that the project would include air defense facilities and large-scale medical facilities, fully funded by private donations. However, a detailed project summary submitted by contractor Clark Construction to the White House over three weeks prior already listed higher cost estimates, and the government had already approved multiple payments totaling tens of millions of dollars in public funds to the company before Trump made his aforementioned remarks.
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