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Trump brags about his White House ballroom and seeks to deflect blame for GOP midterm drubbing

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump reacted Wednesday to Republicans’ midterm election losses by showing off the White House ballroom he’s building as he demonstrated...

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  1. Independent Journal Review

    Trump Touts White House Ballroom After GOP Midterm Losses (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    After Republicans’ sweeping midterm losses, President Trump used his first public remarks to tout the White House ballroom project and other Washington renovations, including plans for marble floors and Corinthian columns.

  2. Just the News

    Trump touts White House ballroom after midterm loss (opens Just the News)

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    The ballroom is a passion project for Trump and has attracted numerous lawsuits and headlines amid his efforts to revamp the nation's capital.

  3. WSVN Miami

    Trump brags about his White House ballroom and seeks to deflect blame for GOP midterm drubbing (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump reacted Wednesday to Republicans’ midterm election losses by showing off the White House ballroom he’s building as he demonstrated...

  4. The Hill

    Watch live: Trump speaks from White House ballroom construction site (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump speaks after Election Day.

  5. New York Post

    Trump cheers himself up after midterm wipeout by touting White House ballroom, helipad (opens New York Post)

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    Following a Republican midterm loss, President Trump touted White House renovation plans as 71% of voters called on Congress to check him.

  6. Newsweek

    Donald Trump Hypes White House Ballroom After GOP Midterm Wipeout (opens Newsweek)

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    Trump turned his attention to his White House ballroom after Democrats seized control of Congress in Tuesday’s midterm elections.

  7. Forbes

    Trump Ignores Republicans’ Staggering Midterm Loss In Speech From Ballroom Site (opens Forbes)

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    Trump appeared to ignore the midterm results in his first speech since Republicans lost both the House and the Senate.

  8. WHDH Boston

    Trump talks about the White House ballroom project, not the midterms, in extended public comments (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump gave extended comments Wednesday, not about the Republican Party’s midterm election wipeout but justifying his building a sprawling White...

  9. Independent Journal Review

    Trump touts White House ballroom after midterm losses (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    After Democrats scored sweeping midterm victories and took control of both chambers of Congress, President Donald Trump focused his first public appearance on the White House ballroom project, largely avoiding the election results until reporters asked. Florida Gov.

  10. The New Republic

    Trump Brags About Ballroom in First Speech Since GOP Election Wreckage (opens The New Republic)

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    President Trump’s first public speech after a disastrous, resounding midterm election defeat was about the White House ballroom, as he offered the American people deranged ramblings about the only thing he actually seems to care about.

  11. NBC News

    Trump brags about the White House ballroom in his first post-election appearance (opens NBC News)

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    In his first public appearance since Republicans racked up major losses in the midterm elections, President Donald Trump boasted Wednesday about the White House ballroom under construction and largely skirted talk about his party’s performance.

  12. Anchorage Daily News

    Trump talks about White House ballroom project, not midterms, in extended public comments (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The president’s continued heavy focus on the building project comes as voters said they thought he was concentrating on the wrong issues during this year’s campaign.

  13. Bloomberg

    Trump Hails White House Ballroom After Suffering Midterm Wipeout (opens Bloomberg)

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    President Donald Trump made his first in-person appearance since Democrats’ landslide victory in the midterm elections at the site of his White House ballroom, where he spoke at length about his renovation projects in Washington.

  14. The Hill

    Trump touts 'magnificent' ballroom in first remarks after midterm drubbing (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump, in his first public remarks since Republicans lost big in the midterm elections, showed off the White House ballroom construction Wednesday. The president signed the final beam, along with workers and other officials, and watched it get lifted into place.

  15. PBS NewsHour

    WATCH: Trump previews ballroom construction the day after voters rejected GOP rule (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    President Donald Trump gave extended comments Wednesday, not about the Republican Party's midterm election wipeout but instead justifying his building a sprawling White House ballroom.

  16. Mother Jones

    Trump’s Go-To After a Historic Election Defeat? His Golden Ballroom. (opens Mother Jones)

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    After his party’s historically humiliating midterm defeat, President Donald Trump’s first public move was to show off his ballroom. “This is a special structure. It’s going to be not only one of the biggest, but it’ll be the most beautiful ballroom, I think, anywhere in the world,” Trump told report…

  17. NOTUS

    What Midterms? Trump's Focusing on His Ballroom. (opens NOTUS)

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    The president focuses his first public appearance after Republicans’ sweeping midterm losses on the ongoing construction at the White House.

  18. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Photos show Trump touring White House ballroom construction after crushing Republican election loss (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump spent the day after his party’s major election defeat touring his new White House ballroom, where he signed the final steel beam before it was raised into place Wednesday. He also touted other projects underway in what has been a remaking of the city.

  19. West Hawaii Today

    As Democrats savor big wins in Congress, Trump shows off his ballroom project (opens West Hawaii Today)

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    WASHINGTON — Democrats vowed on Wednesday to use their resounding midterm victory to rein in President Donald Trump, setting up two years of possible deadlock in Washington, as Trump spent his first post-election appearance showing off his under-construction White House ballroom.

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