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We don't have to. But that's up to Congress to decide. If Congress doesn't allocate funds for something, it doesn't matter whether that's a good idea or a bad idea - they haven't allocated the funds, and the President doesn't just get to decide that he gets to ignore that. Similarly, if Congress hasn't authorized the acceptance of outside funds for something like this, it doesn't matter whether that's a good idea or a bad idea - they haven't authorized the alternative funding mechanism, and the President doesn't get to just decide that he gets to ignore that.
So the Executive branch gets zero say in how any of the Executive branch's property, building and assets is decided. That's certainly one way to look at it. Or one could argue that renovations are a routine function of any entity that manages PPE (Property, plants and equipment) as a part of normal asset management.
It's amazing how quickly the democrats rally around the "the Constitution" when their guy isn't in office but then turn around rally around "I've got a phone and a pen, and if Congress won't act, I will" when their guy is.
Objections to the ballroom and event space renovations are largely asinine.
