{"id":2601484,"date":"2026-05-11T22:31:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T02:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-white-house-was-s-house-before-renovations\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T22:33:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T02:33:49","slug":"trump-says-white-house-was-s-house-before-renovations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-white-house-was-s-house-before-renovations\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says White House was &#8216;s*** house&#8217; before renovations"},"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%2Ftrump-says-white-house-was-s-house-before-renovations%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=2601484&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>At a Tuesday dinner, Donald Trump criticized the condition of the White House he says he inherited when he returned last January, arguing it \u201cisn\u2019t properly taken care of.\u201d He joked about the building\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >worn state-damaged columns adn peeling plaster-<\/a>and said he personally paid for improvements to bring the residence \u201cback to shape.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump also used the event to promote his proposed White House ballroom, describing it as exceptionally beautiful and emphasizing planned security features, including thick glass designed to be nearly invisible. He said the 90,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-will-construct-90000-square-foot-trump-ballroom\/\" title=\"... will construct 90,000-square-foot Trump ...\">000-square-foot ballroom<\/a> would cost about $400 million, accommodate close to 1,000 guests, and is planned for completion in summer 2028. The East Wing of the executive mansion was already demolished in October for the project, which drew criticism from historians, lawmakers, and residents.<\/p>\n<p>His remarks came amid growing legal challenges to his construction efforts in Washington,D.C.; notably, a nonprofit group sued to block renovations to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, claiming changes made by the Department of the Interior altered the pool\u2019s natural character.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> described the poor condition of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8767\">White House<\/a> he inherited after moving back in last January at a Tuesday dinner, using the speech to tout his improvement plan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not properly taken care of,\u201d Trump said, referencing the executive mansion. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4563101\/nonprofit-sues-stop-trump-renovation-reflecting-pool\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Nonprofit group sues to stop Trump\u2019s renovation of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4563025\/trump-says-ceasefire-iran-on-life-support\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says ceasefire with Iran on \u2018life support\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4563181\/kevin-hassett-inspector-general-report-jerome-powell-exit\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump team hopes positive inspector general report leads to low-drama Powell exit<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cI was told by my wife, you have to act presidential, so don\u2019t use foul language. I won\u2019t. Therefore, normally I would have said it was a s*** house, but I don\u2019t want to say that,\u201d the president joked, adding that the columns were falling down and the plaster was falling off.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cI paid for it myself, all of the stone, all of the different things we have, and we\u2019re bringing the White House back to shape,\u201d Trump added. <\/p>\n<p>Trump also took some time to promote his White House ballroom project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re building a ballroom in the back, which will be, I think, the most beautiful ballroom anywhere in the world,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heated-trump-tears-into-terrible-former-nyc-mayor-bill-de-blasio-in-absolutely-dominant-moment\/\" title=\"Heated: Trump Tears Into &#039;Terrible&#039; Former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio in Absolutely Dominant Moment\">told dinner guests<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>He also promoted the safety features of his new ballroom, pointing to the recent attempt on his life at a press gala in April.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a very safe ballroom,\u201d Trump said, adding that it would have 6-inch glass that you could \u201clook through it and you can see as perfectly as though it weren\u2019t there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The proposed 90,000-square-foot ballroom is slated to cost $400 million and hold close to 1,000 guests. In October, the East Wing of the executive mansion was torn down to be replaced by the ballroom, drawing substantial backlash from historians, lawmakers, and citizens.<\/p>\n<p>The venue is set to be completed in summer 2028.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4562887\/trump-calls-pause-federal-gas-tax-ease-prices-pump\/\"><strong>TRUMP CALLS TO PAUSE FEDERAL GAS TAX IN BID TO EASE PRICES AT THE PUMP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s comments come as his various construction projects throughout <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1131\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, and the surrounding areas face mounting legal troubles.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, a nonprofit group <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4563101\/nonprofit-sues-stop-trump-renovation-reflecting-pool\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4563101\/nonprofit-sues-stop-trump-renovation-reflecting-pool\/\">sued<\/a> the Trump administration\u2019s renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, arguing that the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/interior-department\/\">Department of the Interior<\/a> altered the pool to the extent of changing its natural character.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump said the White House he inherited wasn\u2019t properly cared for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2601485,"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\/2026\/05\/AP26132028835641.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6571,79501,69323,3634,79500],"class_list":["post-2601484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-elections","tag-government-buildings-2","tag-political-news-2","tag-trump","tag-white-house-renovations"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26132028835641.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601484","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\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2601484"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2601488,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601484\/revisions\/2601488"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2601485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2601484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2601484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2601484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}