Posted on 10/26/2025 10:03:53 PM PDT by Red Badger
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and several Democratic lawmakers came under fire this week after circulating a misleading clip of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s remarks about a renovation project at the White House.
The edited video falsely suggested that President Donald Trump’s “main priority” was a ballroom construction project, despite clear context showing the statement referred only to ongoing renovation efforts, not national priorities.
The controversy began Thursday during a White House press briefing, when a reporter asked Leavitt, “In addition to the ballroom and the Rose Garden patio, is the president looking at any other renovations or significant kind of projects here at the White House?”
Leavitt responded, “Not to my knowledge, no. But he’s a builder at heart, clearly. And so his heart and his mind is always churning about how to improve things here on the White House grounds. But at this moment in time, of course, the ballroom is really the president’s main priority.”
Leavitt’s remarks clearly indicated that President Trump’s focus within the scope of White House renovations was on the new East Wing ballroom.
However, a shortened version of her comments, posted by multiple Democrats including Schumer, omitted the first half of her response and made it appear as though she had said the ballroom itself was the president’s main overall priority.
“At this moment in time of course, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.”
It’s hard to wrap your mind around it because of how callous it is.
But that’s what White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt actually said. Out loud. To press. Proudly.— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) October 24, 2025
Schumer commented on the edited clip in a social media post, mocking the administration’s renovation project.
Honestly, you can’t make this shit up. https://t.co/GYjl09qeGT— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) October 23, 2025
The post quickly spread among left-leaning accounts and Democratic members of Congress.
President Trump, however, had already departed for his multi-nation Asia tour Thursday night, where he is scheduled to meet with regional leaders and discuss trade, defense, and economic cooperation.
The misleading post drew criticism from fact-checkers and even CNN, which clarified that the viral video circulating online had been selectively edited to remove key context.
When even DANIEL DALE is fact-checking you.... pic.twitter.com/IEkyAAP8y9— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) October 24, 2025
CNN reported that the original exchange showed Leavitt was responding specifically to a question about White House renovation projects and not broader presidential priorities.
“Karoline Leavitt was clearly referring to the planned new ballroom as Trump’s main priority for White House renovations,” CNN’s fact-check segment stated.
“But on social media, various Democratic members of Congress have cut out the first part of the exchange to make it sound like she was saying the ballroom was Trump’s overall main priority.”
The clarification from CNN followed a series of posts from Leavitt and other administration officials pushing back on the narrative.
The White House noted that the new ballroom project is privately funded and intended to serve as a space for state functions, press events, and formal gatherings without additional taxpayer expense.
The ballroom addition, part of a series of updates to the East Wing, has been in planning stages since early 2025.
The project is aimed at expanding the capacity of the White House complex for large official events and was approved following consultations with the National Park Service and historical preservation agencies.
Despite the correction, several Democratic lawmakers left their posts online, and Schumer has not issued a statement acknowledging the misleading nature of the clip.
Administration officials say the incident is another example of partisan misinformation surrounding the White House’s activities.
The episode also unfolded as Congress continues to face gridlock over spending negotiations and the ongoing government shutdown.
Analysts note that the mischaracterization of Leavitt’s remarks likely distracted from Democrats’ broader efforts to shape public opinion during the budget standoff.
By Friday evening, even mainstream outlets acknowledged the clip had been edited in a way that distorted the press secretary’s comments.
The acknowledgment underscored a rare moment of agreement among fact-checkers, with CNN’s coverage confirming that the viral claims circulating on social media were inaccurate.
Politicians in general and democrats (like Chuck Schamful) in particular, must go to special training seminars to get skilled in the arts of spinning a subject by taking a few words or one sentence out of the context in which they were originally associated. We’ve all seen it. Hakeem Jefferies is almost guaranteed to avoid a difficult question by deflecting to a completely different topic. Its amazingly sickening to me to watch him make just about any statement. I should probably get therapy for the resentments I feel towards hard left democrats.
“I should probably get therapy for the resentments I feel towards hard left democrats.”
No, they are perfectly healthy resentments...............
“Honestly, you can’t make this shit up. https://t.co/GYjl09qeGT— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) October 23, 2025”
Apparently, Chuck, you CAN make shit up....
Idiot.
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Schumer is the male version of Nancy Pelosi.
They both have financially profited from their years in Washington.
Both stopped being caring and effective representatives of the people long ago.
Both just hang onto power until they will die.
Their years in Washington remind us of the former President Joe Biden who did very little and voted “present” for 50 years.
These folks are old, ineffective, greedy and live in the glory and hubris of hanging on to power for so long.
Schumer is a bottom-feeding slimy eel. He’s bitter, vindictive, and petty, and those are his better traits. He’s also conniving, dirty, underhanded, and sneaky.
The sooner he’s gone, the better.
And he’s one of many democrat senators or reps who have been in office well past their best by date.
There should be term limits for holding office in Congress. Two terms as senator for a total of 12 years, and whatever it takes for a rep to equal 12 years. And only one stint in Congress. Not 12 years as senator and then an additional 12 years as rep or vice versa.
And an upper age limit.
Even God hates sin.
Sometimes anger is righteous anger. It’s what you do with it that falls into the sin category.
Be grateful that you have enough conscience that you are disturbed by such wrongdoing. Otherwise, you’d be just like them.
The lie is out there and they intend to stand by it. What else can we expect from a broken political party that’s losing badly?
They go to DC, embed themselves into the political class, ride the gravy train as long as they can, steal as much money as they can, lock in a lifetime lucrative pension & medical, and then have the audacity to say they dedicated their lives to “serving the country”.
Hogwash.
Two terms, $50k/year salary, medical while in office, and go home. That would be closer to “serving”.
They never were "caring and effective representatives".
They never were “caring and effective representatives”.
You are probably correct.
There is a rumor that Pelosi (as a young clerk and society girl) actually slept with JFK. Again, this is a rumor but it would seem that that move propelled her into politics. JFK liked them young and before she was all plastic-faced she was attractive.
Unfortunately, Schumer is pretty typical of Washington career politicians of both parties: More about me and a lot less about America and Americans.
He needs ( and deserves) a real good wrap up smear...& thats where the knife goes in the back
Add to that that he is a doppelganger for Beelzebub.
Or is it the other way around?
The worst part is ….. they know they are deflecting, being evasive or blatantly lying but assume their constituents will buy it. Their lies are usually backed by their media minions but even the media it seems is having trouble stomaching their nonsense now. Clearly with the lagging approval of democrats , folks are not buying it. This does not stop them though. Getting slaughtered last election does not stop them. The eventual slap down of the left next year will not stop them. They are the party of crime and lies. If the GOP cannot take advantage this ignorance , then they deserve what they get.
Some people's hearts ache over abandoned puppies and kittens, Trump's heart aches over abandoned properties.
Can't wait to see what he does with Gaza now that demolition is complete.
AOC will knock him out in the primary if he doesn’t retire.
Senator Amy Klobushar, (idiot-Minnesota), called the ballroom project an assault on democracy , almost as idiotic a comment as Swalwells pledge to tear it down, likely at taxpayer expense, should Democrats gain control.
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