Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) criticized President Donald Trump’s plans for a new White House ballroom on Tuesday, telling reporters that the “timing is bad” for him to begin tearing down part of the East Wing to make space for the project.

“We’re in the middle of a shutdown. Got a couple of other things going on that we should probably focus on ahead of a building project,” Tillis said as he entered the Senate chamber for an afternoon vote.

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