The new US Embassy in Jerusalem will cost nearly 100 times more than what Trump said

Get the Full StoryDocuments made public this month show the State Department awarded a 21.2 million contract for upgrades to the US embassy building in Jerusalem.

Trump previously boasted that the site would cost between " 200,000 to 300,000."

The new US embassy in Jerusalem will cost 21.2 million to construct — nearly 20 million more than President Donald Trump estimated in May.

Documents made public this month show the State Department awarded a 21.2 million contract to the Maryland-based venture Desbuild Limak D&K for "building additions and compound security upgrades" at the new US embassy complex in Jerusalem, which opened in May to much controversy.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: I spent a day with Border Patrol agents at the US-Mexico borderSee Also:Share your opinion Become a BI Insider todayA small Japanese city is facing a ninja shortage even with salaries as high as 85,000Putin hinted he wanted Trump to give him access to one man and it reveals his greatest weaknessSEE ALSO: Unbelievable photos show a chaotic scene on the ground where Israeli forces are killing Palestinians protesting the US embassy move

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