“The Trump administration just declared that erecting a ballroom is the president’s main priority,” rather than issues such as the cost of living and health care.”
What PolitiFact found
In a briefing, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt about President Donald Trump’s priorities for renovating parts of the White House campus. Leavitt responded that the ballroom is his top priority. Leavitt did not say the ballroom is Trump’s priority among all policies, such as inflation and health care.
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In short
Hakeem Jeffries (House Minority Leader) made this claim around 23 October 2025. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 October 2025, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
Hakeem Jeffries has 9 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 3 of them false or fake, 5 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
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