{"id":2502725,"date":"2025-10-24T12:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T16:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-are-suffering-from-ballroom-derangement-syndrome-joe-concha\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T12:10:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T16:10:25","slug":"people-are-suffering-from-ballroom-derangement-syndrome-joe-concha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-are-suffering-from-ballroom-derangement-syndrome-joe-concha\/","title":{"rendered":"People are suffering from \u2018ballroom derangement syndrome\u2019: Joe Concha"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fpeople-are-suffering-from-ballroom-derangement-syndrome-joe-concha%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=2502725&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>joe Concha, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bruce-springsteen-who-called-trump-a-threat-to-democracy-ripped-for-pushing-unity-in-super-bowl-ad\/\" title=\"Bruce Springsteen, Who Called ... A \u2018Threat To Democracy,\u2019 Ripped For Pushing Unity In Super Bowl Ad\">senior writer<\/a> for the Washington Examiner, criticizes the media and public reaction to the planned demolition of the White House&#8217;s East Wing to build a new ballroom, a project announced by former President Donald Trump and funded privately. Concha refers to the criticism as &#8220;ballroom derangement syndrome,&#8221; arguing that most peopel are not focused on this issue except a vocal few. He points out that White House renovations have historically been common under both Republican and Democratic administrations,citing examples such as Teddy Roosevelt,Franklin D. Roosevelt, Truman, Nixon, Barack Obama, and Jackie Kennedy. Concha suggests that if a Democratic management were undertaking a similar project, the criticism woudl be far less severe, and he calls out figures like Hillary Clinton for their contradictory stances on the sanctity of the White House. Concha defends the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-east-wing-facade-demolished-for-ballroom\/\" title=\"White House ... facade demolished for ...\">ballroom construction<\/a> as a private and typical renovation project being unfairly sensationalized.  <\/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\">Joe Concha says people are suffering from White House &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ballroom derangement syndrome&#038;rsquo<\/a>;<\/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_2381529\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> Senior Writer <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/joe-concha\/\">Joe Concha<\/a> said the people who care about the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3857506\/white-house-east-wing-ballroom-construction\/\">demolition of the White House&rsquo;s<\/a> East Wing for a ballroom are suffering from &ldquo;ballroom derangement syndrome.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think one person [is hyperfocused on the ballroom],&rdquo; Concha said on <em>Fox &amp; Friends First<\/em>. &ldquo;If you go to a soccer game or barbecue this weekend, a tailgate, no one is talking about this except those suffering from BDS, ballroom derangement syndrome.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3862934\/letitia-james-pleads-not-guilty-charges-mortgage-fraud\/\">Letitia James pleads not guilty to charges in mortgage fraud case<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3863006\/republicans-2026-midterm-elections-momentum-fundraising\/\">&#8216;Big Mo&#8217; behind House GOP boosts confidence of midterm election victory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3862979\/jack-smith-testimony-before-congress-public\/\">Jack Smith asks for testimony before Congress to be public<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3200310&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=3dbd2247249c17b32c16ee85e90f15ef\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>President Donald Trump announced the 90,000 square-foot ballroom construction project in late July, which was slated to cost $200 million, funded entirely by private donors and himself.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump said on Wednesday the project now costs $300 million, but the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/news\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a> website said it would cost &ldquo;approximately $250 million.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3860760\/trump-entire-east-wing-demolished-ballroom\/\"><strong>TRUMP SAYS ENTIRE EAST WING TO BE DEMOLISHED FOR BALLROOM CONSTRUCTION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Concha <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">said&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3860468\/anger-at-white-house-renovation-lacks-historical-context-zito-concha\/\">presidents often renovate the White House<\/a>, highlighting projects under Republican <\/span>and Democratic administrations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You can go down the line, Republican or Democrat,&rdquo; Concha said. &ldquo;Teddy Roosevelt, he built the West Wing. Taft created the executive office, the Oval Office. FDR added an entire East Wing and even built an indoor pool for himself, which I would&rsquo;ve done, of course. Truman gutted the entire White House. Nixon added a bowling alley before he Munsoned himself.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And now they criticize Trump when he is building a ballroom with his own money, not taxpayer money. I mean, just shut the front door, guys,&rdquo; Concha added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3861552\/what-to-know-trump-white-house-ballroom-construction\/\"><strong>WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT TRUMP&rsquo;S WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM CONSTRUCTION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Concha said the media have praised White House renovations in the past, mentioning former President Barack Obama&rsquo;s $4 million renovation in 2010 and former first lady Jackie Kennedy&rsquo;s renovations.<\/p>\n<p>Concha said the media were &ldquo;in awe&rdquo; of Obama&rsquo;s renovations and added that Kennedy&rsquo;s renovations were &ldquo;so embraced&rdquo; by the media and people that they had a televised special, for which Kennedy won an Emmy Award.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why do I get the feeling that maybe if a Democratic administration was adding a ballroom to the White House that we wouldn&rsquo;t hear one word from those like <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hillary-clinton\/\">Hillary Clinton<\/a>, who went off on this talking about the &lsquo;sanctity&rsquo; of the White House and how special it is when she and Bill Clinton literally rented out the Lincoln Bedroom to 938 people,&rdquo; Concha said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So maybe take two seats on this,&rdquo; Concha added about Hillary Clinton.<\/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>Joe Concha: Critics have &#8220;ballroom derangement syndrome&#8221; over White House ballroom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3984,"featured_media":2502726,"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\/East_Wing_Ballroom_Plans_3.png?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[65841,4964,52093,36479],"class_list":["post-2502725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ballroom-derangement-syndrome","tag-health","tag-joe-concha","tag-social-issues"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/East_Wing_Ballroom_Plans_3.png?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2502725","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\/3984"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2502725"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2502725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2502729,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2502725\/revisions\/2502729"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2502726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2502725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2502725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2502725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}