India, June 19 -- Despite repeatedly promising that his White House ballroom project would be funded entirely by private donations, President Donald Trump's administration has quietly redirected $352 million in federal funds, a money which is originally set aside for the Secret Service towards the his controversial construction project.

According to The Guardian, the funds were drawn from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Trump's signature tax legislation passed last summer on Republican-only votes. The law stipulates the money may only be spent on Secret Service personnel, training facilities, technology and related costs and not construction.

About $340.8 million of the funding was placed into an account labeled "Procurement, Constructi...