In a briefing, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt about President Donald Trump’s priorities for renovating parts of the White House campus. Leavitt did not say the ballroom is Trump’s priority among all policies, such as inflation and health care.

"It sounds like the answer is, 'Yes,'" Weijia Jiang states to the press secretary as Leavitt shows photos of the White House's constructions.

Did White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt describe the ballroom construction at the White House as President Trump's "main priority"? Yes, she did, but social media posts took the quote out of context.

President Donald Trump has decided to demolish the 124-year-old East Wing of the White House after revealing plans to build a ballroom that will cost $300 million

Karoline Leavitt's defense of Donald Trump's $250 million White House ballroom construction remains strong. The White House press secretary faced criticism following her Thursday, October 23, press briefing after insisting the East Wing renovations are Trump's "main priority" in terms of projects at the Executive Mansion in Washington,

Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Karoline Leavitt's sharp attack on Democrats was "deplorable" during an interview on "The View."

Your mom did,” Leavitt texted, in response to a question from Date about who picked Budapest for the site of the next Trump-Putin summit.

Is Donald Trump hiding a secret health complication? During Karoline Leavitt's Thursday, October 23, press briefing, the White House press secretary was asked about the president's October 10 medical appointment — his second "routine yearly check-up" of 2025 — but instead of giving a direct answer,