{"id":2501446,"date":"2025-10-21T13:52:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T17:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hillary-clinton-says-trump-is-destroying-white-house-with-ballroom-construction\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T13:53:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T17:53:41","slug":"hillary-clinton-says-trump-is-destroying-white-house-with-ballroom-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hillary-clinton-says-trump-is-destroying-white-house-with-ballroom-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Hillary Clinton says Trump is &#8216;destroying&#8217; White House with ballroom construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhillary-clinton-says-trump-is-destroying-white-house-with-ballroom-construction%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2501446&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized president Donald Trump for the ongoing renovations to the White house&#8217;s East Wing, describing the construction as &#8220;destroying&#8221; the historic building. Trump began work on a $200 million project to build a new, fully modernized ballroom with a capacity to hold up to 999 people-significantly larger than the previous space. He stated that the project fulfills a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >long-standing desire<\/a> of past presidents for a larger event space. Funded by Trump and private donors, the renovation includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-not-crazy-to-think-biden-sabotaged-nord-stream-to-deepen-us-involvement-in-the-ukraine-war\/\" title=\"It\u2019s Not Crazy To Think Biden Sabotaged Nord Stream To Deepen US Involvement In The Ukraine War\">partial demolition<\/a> of the East Wing. Clinton, Trump&#8217;s 2016 election opponent, expressed her disapproval on social media, emphasizing that the White House belongs to the public, not Trump. Trump also held a fundraiser to celebrate the ballroom project and announced plans for another monument, the &#8220;independence Arch,&#8221; to commemorate the nation&#8217;s upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-250th-birthday-will-be-a-commemoration-not-celebration-in-virginia-because-leftists-dont-think-its-worth-celebrating\/\" title=\"America\u2019s 250th Birthday Will Be A \u2018Commemoration,\u2019 Not \u2018Celebration\u2019 In Virginia Because Leftists Don\u2019t Think It\u2019s Worth Celebrating\">250th anniversary<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hillary Clinton says Trump is &lsquo;destroying&rsquo; White House with ballroom construction<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2378533\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3842179\/hillary-bill-clinton-house-oversight-committee-jeffrey-epstein-ties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hillary Clinton<\/a> said on Tuesday that President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3858069\/trump-not-yet-sending-forces-gaza-end-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> is &ldquo;destroying&rdquo; the White House with his East Wing renovations, sharing a picture of the East Wing&rsquo;s partial demolition.<\/p>\n<p>Trump announced on Monday that construction began for &ldquo;fully modernized&rdquo; East Wing, adding that he&rsquo;s fulfilling a 150-year-long wish from past presidents to create a White House ballroom. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-washington-d-c-mayor-muriel-bowser-was-warned-but-refused-any-additional-help-before-january-6th-vote-on-stolen-election\/\" title=\"UPDATE: Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Was Warned but Refused Any Additional Help Before January 6th Vote on Stolen Election\">president announced<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3487660\/trump-ballroom-white-house-karoline-leavitt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this $200 million project in <\/a>late July and is funding it himself, with &ldquo;other patriot donors.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3858279\/watch-live-trump-holds-lunch-with-gop-senators-in-rose-garden\/\">WATCH LIVE: Trump holds lunch with GOP senators in Rose Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3858276\/trump-second-meeting-budapest-putin-on-hold\/\">Trump&#8217;s second meeting with Putin put on ice, White House official confirms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3858069\/trump-not-yet-sending-forces-gaza-end-hamas\/\">Trump says &#8216;NOT YET!&#8217; to sending forces into Gaza to end Hamas&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Clinton, Trump&rsquo;s opponent in the 2016 election, shared her disdain for his renovations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not his house. It&rsquo;s your house. And he&rsquo;s destroying it,&rdquo; Clinton said on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&rsquo;s not his house. <\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s your house. <\/p>\n<p>And he&rsquo;s destroying it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YchFF5U1nO\">pic.twitter.com\/YchFF5U1nO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HillaryClinton\/status\/1980609785666879553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Clinton has been criticizing Trump since his return to the White House in January. On Trump&rsquo;s 100th day on April 29, she said on X <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3395675\/hillary-clinton-celebrities-bemoan-trump-leadership-first-100-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">that he &ldquo;alienated us from our allies&rdquo;<\/a> and &ldquo;crashed the stock market.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Trump announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3857506\/white-house-east-wing-ballroom-construction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the new ballroom will host up to 999 people<\/a>, a significant increase from the previous room&rsquo;s capacity of 88 people. He said previous presidents have complained about the lack of space for large gatherings and called the new ballroom &ldquo;the most beautiful ballroom in the country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Work begins on the demolition of a part of the East Wing of the White House, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a new ballroom. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3854669\/trump-teases-australian-ambassador-past-comments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>TRUMP TEASES AUSTRALIAN AMBASSADOR OVER PAST COMMENTS: &lsquo;I DON&rsquo;T LIKE YOU EITHER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump held a fundraiser dinner on Wednesday to celebrate the new ballroom and unveiled another project he is working on, the &ldquo;Independence Arch.&rdquo; The monument set to be built across the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., will commemorate the nation&rsquo;s 250th anniversary next year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hillary Clinton claims Trump is &#8216;destroying&#8217; White House with East Wing ballroom work<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2501447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ap-donald-trump-and-hillary-clinton-e1761067503107.jpg?1761045933&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[65616,32624,5894,3634,32127],"class_list":["post-2501446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ballroom-construction","tag-hillary-clinton","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ap-donald-trump-and-hillary-clinton-e1761067503107.jpg?1761045933&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2501446"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2501450,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501446\/revisions\/2501450"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2501447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2501446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2501446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2501446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}