Jen Psaki

And according to the Times, the White House has secured tens of millions of dollars worth of donated foreign steel for Mr. Trump's $400 million ballroom project.

A Luxembourg-based firm is providing steel for the structure of the ballroom project.

The steel was produced in Europe, so definitely not America first steel.

Trump's White House didn't even bother trying to deny the story.

They told the Times that Trump was, quote, making the White House beautiful, giving it the glory it deserves, at no cost to the taxpayer, something everyone should celebrate.

They went on to say only people with a severe case of Trump derangement syndrome would find a problem with that.

I don't know.

I would imagine that if America first truly is your thing, as it is for many supporters of the president and his policies, they would absolutely find a problem with that.

Like this executive vice president of a trade group representing North American steelmakers who told the Times that the domestic steel industry could supply whatever steel the president would need for his projects.

The story by itself blows a hole through the fantasy that Trump prioritizes America's interests first.

Then you add things like the foreign war Trump decided to start, which is driving up gas prices by the day, the taxpayer dollars he wants to use to build his gigantic vanity arch in Washington, D.C., and the fact that he and his family members have gotten billions of dollars richer as costs have gone up for everyday Americans.

And it becomes clear Donald Trump is not prioritizing putting America first.

It's always been about putting Donald Trump first.

We have to take a quick break, but Lawrence has Ro Khanna standing by.

We'll be right back.

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The American people are basically telling the president that they are not okay with any of this.