When I first read this legacy media story about the ballroom being built at the White House on Friday evening, my first reaction was: "so, what?" I'll get to that in a minute.
Incredible that this is still a story, but this is what the legacy media has devolved into. Little more than a weekly rag-level of reporting. The fact that Democrats have previously done extensive construction on the WH has barely fazed them.
Notice how little interest they have shown for actual news about the renovation. I first wrote on the ballroom story in Aug., when President Trump took a stroll on the roof with the architect:
Trump was walking around with James McCrery, the architect working on the new White House ballroom. https://t.co/z5KfJBYqI8
— Weijia Jiang (@weijia) August 5, 2025
On Friday, we learned in a piece by my colleague Brandon Morse that the WH shared a list of the donors who are paying for the massive ballroom addition.
READ MORE: The People Helping Fund the New White House Ballroom Are a Who's Who List of Big Names
Here's the latest example of the old media forces of Fourth Estate continuing to underwhelm with their lack of professionalism. They just keep flailing. ABC News blasted out a headline on social media based on unnamed quislings in the White House on Friday: "Trump likely to name White House ballroom after himself, officials say." Luckily, the internet is forever:
But once Trump got wind of the alleged report during a media gaggle, he swiftly shot it down as "fake news." I know you're shocked that this is contrary to what you can read from ABC News below:
Earlier, senior administration officials told ABC News that some in the administration were already referring to it as "The President Donald J. Trump Ballroom" and that that name was likely to stick.
The White House claims they have released the full list of donors to the project. On a list of those donors, provided to ABC News by the White House, the ballroom is referred to as “the President Donald J. Trump Ballroom.”
.@POTUS on the ballroom: "We've raised over $350 million. It's a beautiful room... I don't have any plan to call it after myself... we haven't really thought about a name yet." pic.twitter.com/UG4Fr1kz53
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) October 25, 2025
"Well, we raised a lot. We've raised over $350 million, [the ballroom is] a beautiful room, a big room," the president said, then paused a beat as if considering his next words carefully, in answer to the reporter's question on reports he plans to name the ballroom after himself.
"I don't have any plan to call it after myself, that was fake news," Trump said. "Probably going to call it the Presidential Ballroom...we haven't really thought about a name yet."
Someone asked Trump as a follow-up what might be done with the extra $50 million, and he explained "it could possibly be used to help build a large triumphal arch -- modeled on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris -- that Trump has proposed constructing just outside Washington." Sure, that's as good of a use as any. But, this is minutiae. Here's the correct answer, Republicans: tell them it's none of their business! They're well aware this isn't being financed by public money.
It has to be asked again why this is day four or five of this nothing burger story. Palace whispers picked up in echoing hallways of the People's House by liberal hacks, and viewing one internal document - with a nickname "DJT Ballroom" - does not make something true. At a moment when some Americans are worrying about when/if they'll get their next paycheck to pay their mortgage or buy groceries - c'mon, just this once, guys - do your jobs.
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