Clinton Slams Trump Ballroom Project, Confronts Furniture Controversy
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The Trump administration took a shot at former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after she held a rally to disavow the US president. Donald TrumpWhite House Ballroom construction project, 2001 at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Former first lady accused of stealing furniture from
“The failed presidential candidate and crooked former first lady Hillary Clinton She stole furniture on her way out of the White House until she was forced to return it,” White House spokesman Davis Ingle told Fox News Digital on Wednesday. “Crooked Hillary is shameless and a total disgrace.”
“Meanwhile, President Trump is restoring the White House to its rightful glory for the American people to enjoy for generations to come — at no cost to the taxpayer — something we should all celebrate,” Ingle added.
Clinton used social media in early October to support the construction of Trump’s ballroom at the White House — a privately funded project to install a 90,000-square-foot entertainment space at the iconic residence.
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
“That is not his house,” Hillary Clinton X wrote on Tuesday morning. “It’s your house. And he’s ruining it.”
Clinton’s comment was quickly derided, as conservatives revisited the 2001 controversy when former President Bill Clinton and his wife took household items from the White House that were legally designated as White House property.
The Clintons took and returned approximately $28,000 in items provided by donors to the White House and paid $86,000 to the federal government for other gifts they received in 2001, The Washington Post reported at the time. The former first couple denied wrongdoing while addressing a “cataloging error.”
“Gifts do not leave the White House without approval from the offices of the White House Usher and Curator,” the Clintons said in a 2001 statement. “Of course, the White House has now determined that a cataloging error has occurred … any item in question will be returned.”
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized President Donald Trump’s project to build a ballroom at the White House. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
At a 2001 debate, conservatives, including lawmakers and social media influencers, slammed Clinton in response to comments against the construction of the ballroom.
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“At least he didn’t steal the silverware,” Texas Sen. Ted Cruz posted to X on Tuesday Lambesting Clinton.
“Hi Hillary, remind us, you left with $28,000 in White House furniture when you walked out, didn’t you?” conservative influencer Benny Johnson posted to X. “And your husband who desecrated the Oval Office during his presidency? President Trump funded a beautiful new ballroom out of his own pocket.”
“A Clinton would never desecrate the White House,” former White House staffer Alex Pfeiffer fired back.
Fox News Digital reached out to Clinton’s office multiple times for additional comment on her anti-ballroom remarks and the subsequent 2001 debate mocking them, but did not receive a response.
The White House has begun tearing down part of the East Wing to make way for a ballroom President Donald Trump wants to add to the building. (Associated Press)
Trump announced Monday that construction on the ballroom had begun.
“I am pleased to announce that ground has been broken on the White House grounds to build a new, larger, more beautiful White House Ballroom,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Completely separate from the White House, the East Wing is being completely modernized as part of this process and will be more beautiful than ever when it’s complete!”
Trump first announced that he would erect two giant flagpoles over the White House (Getty Images)
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“For over 150 years, every president has dreamed of having a ballroom in the White House to accommodate the public for grand parties, state visits, etc. I am honored to finally be the first president to begin this much-needed project — at zero cost to the American taxpayer!” He continued. “The The White House The ballroom is being privately funded by many generous patriots, great American companies and yours truly. This ballroom will be used happily for generations to come!”
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