Media outlets criticize President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom plans funded by private donations, but they loved past Democrat renovations.
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Renovationsinlargepublicbuildingsarenotexactlyunusual.EvenattheWhiteHouse,renovationsarecommon.ButthenationalmediadespisePresidentDonaldTrumpsodeeplythatthey’llturnanythinghedoesintoascandal.Thisweek,it’sbuildinganewballroomatTheWhiteHousewithprivatedonations.
ThepresidentoriginallysaidtheEastWingwouldremainintact,butitcamedownthisweek,whichledtoanoutpouringofangst.Firstcamethe“optics”ofthis.CBSreporterWeijiaJiangrelayed,“SomeDemocratshavecriticizedPresidentTrumpforfocusingonanewballroomwhilethegovernmentremainsshutdown.”That’sshameless,sinceit’stheDemocratswhorefusetoendtheshutdown.
ABC’sMaryBruce,whoroutinelycheer-ledPresidentJoeBiden’stimeattheWhiteHouse,alsobroughtthe“growingcontroversy”chatterandfoundRepublicansfortheopticsargument:“SomeRepublicanstonight[are]nowquestioningtheopticsofthis,e
