David Pakman

Now, Caroline Leavitt is big mad.

She is furious about The New York Times report.

She posted, quote, The New York Times had three random people.

who have studied fine arts long written about urban planning and never built anything to write an article criticizing the new White House ballroom.

President Trump and his lead architect have built world class buildings around the world, and they are ensuring the people's house finally has a beautiful ballroom ballroom that's been needed for decades at no expense to the taxpayer.

Couple things.

Who is the lead architect?

Because there was a lead architect that quit because the project was unrealistic and Trump was dealing with it like a little kid.

Secondly, no expense to the taxpayer.

Now, I know that Donald Trump is insisting that this is being paid for by donors.

The idea that the donors are donating out of the goodness of their hearts.

laughable.

Obviously, they know that there's something in it for them.

But importantly, the maintenance, additional staffing and associated costs for this ballroom, if it ever gets built over the next however many years it stands, are going to be paid by the taxpayers.

Did the taxpayers ask for this?

Was this done in accordance with historical commissions and in the appropriate way that it is supposed to be done?

The answer is, of course, it wasn't because it's Donald Trump that we are talking about.

So even if you grant

that Donald Trump has donors to pay for this.

It is untrue.