{"id":2502922,"date":"2025-10-25T09:11:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T13:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joy-reid-exposes-herself-with-unhinged-rant-about-trumps-wh-ballroom-she-clearly-didnt-do-her-homework\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T09:12:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T13:12:21","slug":"joy-reid-exposes-herself-with-unhinged-rant-about-trumps-wh-ballroom-she-clearly-didnt-do-her-homework","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joy-reid-exposes-herself-with-unhinged-rant-about-trumps-wh-ballroom-she-clearly-didnt-do-her-homework\/","title":{"rendered":"Joy Reid Exposes Herself with Unhinged Rant About Trump&#8217;s WH Ballroom: She Clearly Didn&#8217;t Do Her Homework"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fjoy-reid-exposes-herself-with-unhinged-rant-about-trumps-wh-ballroom-she-clearly-didnt-do-her-homework%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=2502922&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>The summary:<\/p>\n<p>MSNBC host Joy Reid criticized the construction of a new white House ballroom under President Donald Trump, claiming it was funded by taxpayers despite it actually being financed privately by Trump and donors. Reid expressed frustration that during a government shutdown, funds are unavailable for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cal-thomas-humpty-dumpty-and-the-recession\/\" title=\"Cal Thomas: Humpty Dumpty and the Recession\">extending healthcare subsidies<\/a> and food stamps, which she warned could led to a hunger crisis, while resources supposedly exist for projects like the White House ballroom and other unrelated expenses. The article also highlights the history of renovations to the White House by previous presidents, including Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Harry S.Truman,and Richard Nixon. Additionally, it notes that several prominent Democrats have falsely accused Trump of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paxton-sues-bexar-county-after-warning-about-election-fraud-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Paxton sues Bexar County after warning about election fraud - Washington Examiner\">misusing taxpayer money<\/a> for the ballroom construction.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fired MSNBC host Joy Reid went on an unhinged rant about President Donald Trump&rsquo;s White House ballroom while getting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevada-gop-senate-candidates-team-silent-on-attacks-against-opponents-parentage\/\" title=\"Nevada GOP Senate Candi...\u2019s Team Silent On Attacks Against Opponent\u2019s Parentage\">basic facts wrong<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Reid falsely asserted that the taxpayers are paying for the construction of the new White House ballroom, though Trump and donors are paying for it with their own private funds.<\/p>\n<p>She lamented that Americans will not receive their food stamps while the ballroom <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/10\/23\/democrats-trump-ballroom-buckingham-palace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">construction<\/a> is entering its early stages.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are in the middle of a government shutdown,&rdquo; Reid said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We supposedly do not have any money that&rsquo;s available to extend the subsidies to your healthcare. We don&rsquo;t have that money, but somehow we have all kinds of extra coins available to get two private planes for Kristi Noem and her staff to use to try to purchase buildings in Chicago for ICE to use because nobody will let them use the bathroom or eat in their establishments &hellip; We had the money to do this to your White House. But no money for you. No money for food stamps, people are gonna run out of food stamps, those are not gonna be renewed. 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<a title=\"makeitmakesense\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/makeitmakesense?refer=embed\">#makeitmakesense<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\">#fyp<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"&#9836; original sound - Joy Ann Reid\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7563834332855520055?refer=embed\">&#9836; original sound &ndash; Joy Ann Reid<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The White House has undergone construction and several renovations for over a century. Former President Theodore Roosevelt built the West Wing and oversaw major renovations inside the East Room, the State Dining Room and the Entrance Hall in 1902.<\/p>\n<p>In 1909, former President William Howard Taft added the first Oval Office during the expansion of the West Wing, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1980411112307700146\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1980411112307700146\">according<\/a> to the White House&rsquo;s Rapid Response team.<\/p>\n<p>As the White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trumanlibrary.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/WhiteHouserenovation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.trumanlibrary.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/WhiteHouserenovation.pdf\">faced <\/a>severe structural damages, former President Harry S. Truman gutted the inside of the building completely, preserving only the exterior walls.<\/p>\n<p>In 1973, former President Richard Nixon <a href=\"https:\/\/georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov\/history\/life\/pressbriefingroom.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov\/history\/life\/pressbriefingroom.html\">oversaw<\/a> the construction of the James S. Brady Briefing Room above the indoor swimming pool and added a bowling alley to the basement.<\/p>\n<p>High-profile Democrats have <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/10\/22\/democrats-corporate-media-lose-minds-trumps-wh-ballroom-construction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accused<\/a> Trump of abusing his power by tearing down the East Wing. Among those include California Gov. Gavin Newsom, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Massachusetts Sen. 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