US EditionTrump defends rising cost of ballroom amid criticism
Trump defends privately funded White House ballroom as larger, under budget, and ahead of schedule while criticizing CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins for questioning costs.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump attacked CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins on the Kennedy Center red carpet and on Truth Social while defending the $300 million new White House ballroom as privately funded.
- In July, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the 90,000 square-foot ballroom had a $200 million price tag funded by Trump, while architect James McCrery left in October after disputes, replaced by Shalom Baranes Associate.
- Trump wrote in a Truth Social post that the ballroom is under budget and ahead of schedule, will be double the size with upgraded finishes, and involves no taxpayer dollars.
- The White House defended the president, saying a reporter behaved inappropriately and maintained the ballroom is funded by Apple, Amazon and Meta, though questions about donor contributions remain.
- Leavitt framed the ballroom as addressing a long-standing need, saying, `For 150 years, presidents, administrations, and White House staff have longed for a large event space...`, while reporting that McCrery's firm struggled with deadlines raises questions about project oversight.
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President Donald Trump’s latest attack on a female journalist ignited a fresh wave of criticism over the weekend after he targeted CNN chief White House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins in a sprawling Truth Social rant — only for it to backfire when she dismantled his claims with a pointed six-word reply that undercut his entire premise. The controversy erupted online Saturday when Trump took aim at Collins over what he claimed was a question about…
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Responds After Trump Calls Her ‘Stupid & Nasty’ for Asking About White House Ballroom Project | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
Kaitlan Collins is responding to Donald Trump. The 79-year-old President of the United States went on yet another rant on his social media platform Truth Social, this time attacking the 33-year-old CNN journalist for looking into the cost of hisWhite House ballroom project. Keep reading to find out more… “Caitlin Collin’s [sic] of Fake News CNN, always Stupid and Nasty, asked me why the new Ballroom was costing more money than originally thought…
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The renovation costs are estimated at around $300 million – a significant increase compared to the initially mentioned $200 million.
Trump drubs CNN’s Kaitlan Collins over ballroom * WorldNetDaily * by WND Staff
Source link Kaitlan Collins of CNN President Trump Saturday took aim at another “fake news” reporter, this time CNN’s Kaitlan Collins. Trump posted that the journalist is “stupid and nasty” after she asked why the budget for the new White House ballroom had increased. Wrote Trump: “Caitlin Collin’s [sic] of Fake News CNN, always Stupid and Nasty,
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