{"id":2601854,"date":"2026-05-12T17:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T21:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-wh-reporter-dumb-person-for-ballroom-question\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T17:31:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T21:31:02","slug":"trump-calls-wh-reporter-dumb-person-for-ballroom-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-wh-reporter-dumb-person-for-ballroom-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump calls WH reporter &#8216;dumb person&#8217; for ballroom question"},"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-calls-wh-reporter-dumb-person-for-ballroom-question%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=2601854&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>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-lawmaker-with-prosthetic-limbs-says-he-wants-to-be-known-as-the-bionic-mp\/\" title=\"British legislator with artificial limbs prefers to be called the &#039;bionic MP.\">question session<\/a> at the White House, President Donald Trump responded to a reporter\u2019s request for comment on the ballroom budget by calling the reporter a \u201cdumb person\u201d and saying she was \u201cnot a smart person.\u201d He made his remarks while addressing claims that the White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-spotted-on-white-house-roof-hints-at-big-plans-as-reporters-shout-questions-itll-be-beautiful\/\" title=\"Trump Spotted on ... Roof, Hints at Big Plans as Reporters Shout Questions: &#039;It&#039;ll Be Beautiful&#039;\">ballroom project<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">costs<\/a> had risen and described the project as having \u201cdoubled\u201d in size, stating it is indeed now about twice the size and ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Trump previously defended the higher ballroom costs on Truth Social, while the project-initially announced in July 2025 with an estimated cost of $200 million-now has a revised estimate of $400 million.  <\/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\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> called a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a> reporter a \u201cdumb person\u201d over her request for comment about Trump\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4556952\/trump-defends-bigger-better-ballroom\/\">ballroom budget doubling<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was leaving the White House for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\">China<\/a> when he took questions from reporters on Tuesday, which was streamed on Fox News\u2019s <em>America Reports.<\/em><\/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\/4565047\/trump-doesnt-need-help-china-end-iran-war\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says he doesn\u2019t need help from China to end Iran war<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4565074\/trump-says-ballroom-project-doubled\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says ballroom project has \u2018doubled\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4565100\/trump-financial-situation-not-motivating-talks-end-iran-war\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says people\u2019s \u2018financial situation\u2019 not motivating talks to end Iran war<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cWe have a ballroom that\u2019s under budget, it\u2019s going up right here, I\u2019ve doubled the size of it because we obviously need that. And we\u2019re right now on budget, under budget, and ahead of schedule,\u201d Trump said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In the crowd, a woman\u2019s voice said, \u201cYou doubled,\u201d and placed the mic in front of Trump.<\/p>\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=3523402&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=10455&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=eb11898997817f28cafe15543cab6cd5\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He leaned into the mic and said, \u201cI doubled the size of it, you dumb person, it\u2019s double the size.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are not a smart person,\u201d Trump said before moving to another reporter for questions. <\/p>\n<p>This comes as Trump last <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >week defended rising costs<\/a> for the ballroom, but said it was still under budget in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/truth-social\/\">Truth Social<\/a> post.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4565074\/trump-says-ballroom-project-doubled\/\"><strong>TRUMP SAYS BALLROOM PROJECT HAS \u2018DOUBLED\u2019 IN SIZE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is approximately twice the size, and a far <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-updates-mask-guidelines-now-recommends-double-masking-in-some-circumstances\/\" title=\"CDC Updates Mask Guidelines, Now Recommends \u2018Double Masking\u2019 In Some Circumstances\">higher quality<\/a>, than the original proposal,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116527410501835336\">Trump said on Truth Social<\/a> on May 6. <\/p>\n<p>The ballroom project was originally slated to cost <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefings-statements\/2025\/07\/the-white-house-announces-white-house-ballroom-construction-to-begin\/\">$200 million<\/a> when the White House announced it in July 2025. 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