Karoline Leavitt blasts New York Instances over White Home ballroom protection

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White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt blasted The New York Instances over a chunk concerning the new White Home ballroom that describes the plans as "unnecessarily massive" and "very tall" in an interactive picture of the ballroom plans.

" The New York Times had three random individuals who have 'studied positive arts,' 'lengthy written about city planning,' and by no means constructed something to write down an article criticizing the brand new White Home ballroom. President Trump and his lead architect have constructed world-class buildings all over the world, and they're guaranteeing the Individuals’s Home lastly has an exquisite ballroom that’s been wanted for many years — at no expense to the taxpayer," she wrote on X.

The piece was written by a skilled architect, an individual who "studied positive arts," in addition to somebody who has "lengthy written about city planning," in response to The Instances.

The article showcased an interactive picture of the ballroom that included crimson arrows and circles critiquing the construction. One circle on the roof of the ballroom design picture stated it was "unnecessarily massive," as one other arrow highlighting the peak of the design learn, "very tall."

Karoline Leavitt speaks to members of the media exterior the White Home in Washington, D.C., on March 18, 2026. (Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg through Getty Photographs)

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One other arrow pointed to "fake home windows on the north facet."

Danielle Rhoades Ha, a spokesperson for The New York Instances, issued a statement on X in response to Leavitt.

"Our article is predicated on interviews with architects, present and former authorities officers, and historic preservationists. It depends on public documentation of the constructing plans, and it quotes White Home officers concerned within the planning of the brand new ballroom. In contrast with different main tasks in Washington, this one has had little time for public evaluate, and consultants warn the design has many points. We’re assured within the accuracy of our story," the assertion learn.

President Donald Trump holds a rendering of the East Wing modernization as he speaks to reporters aboard Air Drive One en path to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on March 29, 2026. (Mandel Ngan/AFP through Getty Photographs)

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The White House didn't instantly reply to Fox Information Digital's requests for added remark. The New York Instances pointed Fox Information Digital to the assertion they posted on X.

Marc Thiessen, a columnist for The Washington Publish, known as it "embarrassing" for The New York Instances.

The Washington Examiner's Tim Carney posted a photograph of the New York Instances constructing and used feedback from the outlet's article on the ballroom to explain the New York City constructing.

The Washington Free Beacon's Jon Levine argued that there was no method The New York Instances would publish one thing optimistic concerning the ballroom.

President Donald Trump stated Sunday that the military is constructing a "huge complicated" beneath a deliberate White Home ballroom, which he stated will function bulletproof glass and drone-proof protections whereas being funded solely by personal donors.

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The venture, which Trump stated is designed to accommodate giant occasions and company, would develop capability on the White Home, the place he stated present rooms are too small for main gatherings.

"The military is building a large complicated below the ballroom, and that’s below building, and we’re doing very properly," Trump stated.

The president responded to the critique of the home windows from The New York Instances report, and stated throughout his remarks on Sunday, "We've got no faux home windows."