The Washington Post defends Trump’s White House ballroom construction
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The Washington Post editorial board defended the president Donald TrumpSunday built a ballroom and argued that the next Democratic president would be happy to have a ballroom.
“In classic Trump fashion, the president is pursuing a plausible idea in the most annoying way possible. Privately, many alumni of the Biden and Obama White Houses acknowledge the long-term need for event space like the one Trump is building. It’s absurd that a tent needs to be erected on the South Lawn, “for state dinners and forced to use VIP-potties. Written by the editorial board.
Construction crews began demolishing the East Wing of the White House on Monday, which Top Democrats upset and liberal media figures.
“The State Dining Room seats 140. The East Room seats about 200. Trump says his 90,000-square-foot central ballroom will accommodate 999 guests. The next Democratic president will be happy to have it,” the editorial board added.
Pedestrians wait to watch as work crews demolish the facade of the East Wing of the White House on October 21, 2025 in Washington. (Andrew Harnick/Getty Images)
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, DN.Y. Figures including; former White House press secretary Karin Jean-Pierre; Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; Chelsea Clinton; And CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert accused Trump of disrespecting the White House on Monday after his construction crews bulldozed part of the building’s east wing.
“People’s homes are basically being sold to the highest bidder,” Jean-Pierre said Tuesday on ABC’s “The View.” “At its root is corruption.”
The editors argued that the White House did not need to jump through bureaucratic hoops for construction.
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., argued that any Democrat running for president in 2028, A vow must be made to destroy Ballroom on the first day.
An excavator works to clear debris after the east wing of the White House was demolished on October 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Eric Lee/Getty Images)
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“Prominent democrat This year his party advocates’ obsession with the process, combined with a not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) mentality, has prevented high-speed rail projects from being built in places like California, which voters approved by referendum in 2008,” the editors said.
The Washington Post also stated that the project would not have been completed had Trump gone through the traditional process.
“The blueprints would have met death by a thousand papercuts,” he wrote.
President Donald Trump speaks to a gathering of top U.S. military commanders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Quantico, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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The editors argued that the White House needed to evolve with the times.
“The White House cannot simply be a museum of the past. Like America, it must evolve with the times to preserve its greatness. Strong leaders reject calcification. Thus, Trump’s initiative is a shot at NIMBYs everywhere,” the editors wrote.
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Fox News’ Gabriel Hayes contributed to this report.
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