
Karoline Leavitt could also be away from her Press Secretary place in the meanwhile throughout her maternity depart, however she’s nonetheless feeling the wrath from critics, RadarOnline.com can reveal, particularly after she praised President Trump’s White Home makeover.
Trump has used the vast majority of his second time period boasting about his renovations, together with a $400million ballroom.
On Thursday, Might 28, an X person shared side-by-side pictures of the Christopher Columbus Memorial Fountain in Washington, D.C., with one pic displaying folks sleeping in tents on the grass, and the opposite displaying notable high-profile figures in a photograph op after the tents had been eliminated.
“Donald Trump and Doug Burgum are on a generational run… My gosh,” the person captioned the put up, referring to the Secretary of the Inside.
Leavitt was fast to reply to the unique put up, praising, “Making DC Lovely Once more… how may anybody probably oppose this?” However whereas she acquired some supporters, there was additionally loads of backlash.
One individual raged, “Possibly as a result of we will not afford healthcare or first rate meals.”
One other went off, “What did you do with the homeless folks? Any updates on them?” and a person stated, “Junk posting about fountains and monuments to silence conflict spending and Epstein hiding. Give us all a break.”
After a commentator labeled Leavitt’s response a “circus clown present,” one individual famous, “You actually wish to clear up DC? Get the f–k out of there asap. You’ve got destroyed this nation lengthy sufficient.”
The 13-foot statue of Christopher Columbus was erected outdoors the Eisenhower Government Workplace Constructing on the White Home grounds in March.
“President Trump has rightly hailed Christopher Columbus as ‘the unique American hero, an enormous of Western civilization, and one of the gallant and visionary males to ever stroll the face of the earth,'” spokesman Davis Ingle beforehand stated in regards to the statue.
He added, “On this White Home, Christopher Columbus is a hero, and President Trump will guarantee he’s honored as such for generations to come back.”
Trump has landed in sizzling water for seemingly being extra targeted on his newest building initiatives regardless of Individuals feeling the influence of the present conflict with Iran.
The East Wing of the White Home was torn down in October 2025 to start building on the president’s much-talked-about ballroom, however a federal decide quickly paused the venture on March 31.
Whereas Congress solely appropriated about $2.5million for repairs to the White Home, the ballroom is believed to be hitting the $400million mark; nonetheless, Trump has claimed the updates are being financed by billionaire donors and even his personal money.
Final yr, as building broke floor for the 90,000 square-foot ballroom, Trump spoke to reporters, boasting, “You in all probability hear the gorgeous sound of building to the again. You hear that sound? That is music to my ears. I really like that sound. Different folks do not prefer it, I like it.”
“I feel after I hear that sound, it jogs my memory of cash,” the 79-year-old added.
Trump has a number of initiatives he seems to be obsessive about, together with renovating the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and even a deliberate 250-foot triumphal arch, which, if constructed, would seemingly impede views of Arlington Nationwide Cemetery.

