Surprisingly, half a dozen Republicans decided to turn their backs on the Ballroom project ordered to be built by President Donald Trump in an area of ​​the White House and through a vote they chose to side with the Democrats in opposition.

In solidarity with a proposal promoted by Democrat Jeff Merkley to block the construction of the colossal 90,000-square-foot building, conservatives Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Jon Husted, Jerry Moran, Dan Sullivan and Thom Tillis joined their cause when voting.

The position taken by the Republicans represents a blow to the authority of the New York magnate within the Republican Party.

In fact, Trump had been pushing for weeks to approve a stratospheric amount of money to continue with the construction of the Ballroom, this despite the fact that prior to the start of the project he assured that he had the required funds, as they would be provided by private companies.

For the 79-year-old conservative, this news comes at one of his worst moments in terms of public support for his performance at the head of the White House.

Despite this, Donald Trump insists on continuing with the pharaonic work that is contemplated will be an authentic bunker full of security in practically each of its corners, since its roof is intended to be a port for attack drones.

"This is a shield that protects everything inside, everything on top. It will be the safest building ever built," he anticipated towards the end of last month.

However, the budget reconciliation package proposed for voting initially included $1 billion to improve the security of the White House and the new ballroom, which provoked strong opposition from Republican senators to the surprise and anger of Donald Trump.