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BumRushDaShow

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Wed Oct 22, 2025, 06:45 PM Oct 22

'It's not his house': Democrats outraged over White House demolition for Trump ballroom project

Source: Scripps News

Posted 1:58 PM, Oct 22, 2025 and last updated 2:40 PM, Oct 22, 2025


Some prominent Democrats are sharing their frustration over President Donald Trump's ongoing project to construct a new 90,000-square-foot ballroom at the White House.

"It's not his house," former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wrote on the social media platform X. "It's your house. And he's destroying it."

It was a sentiment echoed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who accused President Trump of "literally destroying the White House."

Bulldozers could be seen Monday demolishing part of the East Wing of the White House to prepare for construction of the president's proposed $200 million ballroom — despite lacking approval from a federal agency that typically oversees similar projects. According to the Trump administration, the project is privately funded and will not require taxpayer dollars.

Read more: https://www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/its-not-his-house-democrats-outraged-over-white-house-demolition-for-trump-ballroom-project






Hillary Clinton
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It’s not his house.

It’s your house.

And he’s destroying it.
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8:19 AM · Oct 21, 2025







Gavin Newsom
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Donald Trump doesn’t want you to see this picture.

He’s literally destroying the White House.
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9:40 PM · Oct 21, 2025


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'It's not his house': Democrats outraged over White House demolition for Trump ballroom project (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Oct 22 OP
time for some sternly worded letters nt msongs Oct 22 #1
Who's surprised? Chasstev365 Oct 22 #2
Think it is a little late for outrage. Just saying. republianmushroom Oct 22 #3

Chasstev365

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2. Who's surprised?
Wed Oct 22, 2025, 07:20 PM
Oct 22

Trump views the Federal Treaury, aka YOUR tax dollars, as HIS personal money to use only how HE sees fit, regardless of what Congress or the courts say.

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