Karoline Leavitt Fumes as Donald Trump's Ballroom Plan Trashed by Architects 

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt lashed out at a New York Times report that featured architectural experts criticizing the design of President Donald Trump's new $400 million White House ballroom.

Leavitt dismissed the critics as "three random people" who have "never built anything” and specifically targeted authors who studied fine arts or urban planning. However, the NYT piece also included a trained architect.

The Bulwark’s Sam Stein noted on X that “The New York Times takes an architectural look at the coming White House ballroom and finds there is a lot of ornamental stairs to nowhere and faux windows with bathroom stalls behind them.”

Leavitt was furious and took to X to rip the report, titled "Trump’s Ballroom Design Has Barely Been Scrutinized. Architects Say It Shows."

“The New York Times had three random people who have ‘studied fine arts,’ 'long written about urban planning,’ and never built anything to write an article criticizing the new White House ballroom,” she wrote on X.

“President Trump and his lead architect have built world-class buildings around the world, and they are ensuring the People’s House finally has a beautiful ballroom that’s been needed for decades — at no expense to the taxpayer,” Leavitt raged.

The Trump administration maintains that the ballroom is being privately funded and will not cost taxpayers any direct money for its construction. However, while the $300 million to $400 million construction price tag is reportedly covered by private donors and the president himself, some experts argue there are "hidden" costs to the public.

The president's dutiful press secretary claimed her boss and his lead architect are building a "world-class" and "beautiful" space that has been needed for decades, though Trump himself has said he's building it as a monument to himself.

Leavitt once again emphasized the dubious notion that private donations are funding the project and will cost taxpayers nothing.

The architectural experts highlighted several "humiliating" design flaws in the ballroom, which is set to replace the historic East Wing.

At 60 percent larger than the main residence, the ballroom is said to "dwarf" the White House and ruin the site's symmetry.

The south portico's grand staircase reportedly "leads nowhere," with no actual doors entering the ballroom from that side.

Experts argued that massive columns would block interior views and light, while the east colonnade features "masonry niches" that look like fake windows.

Critics questioned the "spring" start date, noting that construction documents would need to be completed while the design was still under review, even as Leavitt has maintained that, despite other pressing issues, the ballroom remains the POTUS' top priority.

“As recently as October, the president was still increasing the ballroom’s capacity, the kind of decision needed at the concept stage,” the report said. “And the White House has said it plans to begin building in the spring, a timeline that would mean construction documents would have to be prepared even as the design was still under review.”

Architect Thomas Gallas told the NYT, “A building on this scale might take its architects and engineers 18 months to two years from initial concept to completed construction documents.”

The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) is scheduled to hold a final vote on the project's approval.