White House hits back at ‘The View’ over Trump ballroom criticism

WASHINGTON, DC: The White House has sharply pushed back against comments made on ‘The View’, after the show’s hosts questioned Donald Trump’s plan to build a new ballroom at the White House - even suggesting it meant he had no intention of leaving office.

The clash unfolded after a segment on the daytime talk show where Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar openly mocked the project, framing it as something far more political than practical.

White House calls out ‘The View’ over ballroom criticism

During the discussion, Goldberg said, “It's not your building! It's not yours! That's the first thing this is - this belongs to the people of the United States of America, it is not your building! So building this ballroom basically means you're never leaving!”

Behar quickly agreed, adding, “Exactly. That's my question. Is he planning to live there?”

Goldberg then doubled down, saying, “I guess so!”

The White House did not hold back in its response, using strong language to criticize the show and its hosts.

“The degenerates on The View are too stupid to understand it's the deranged, inflammatory rhetoric from people like them that make the safety and security of a ballroom a necessity,” a statement from the White House said.

Donald Trump defends ballroom as security necessity after shooting

At the center of the debate is Trump’s push to build a large, secure ballroom on the White House grounds - something he has framed as essential following the recent shooting scare tied to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

Trump argued that the current setup for major events is not secure enough, pointing specifically to the Washington Hilton, where the dinner is traditionally held.

He described it as “not a particularly secure building” and stressed the need for “levels of security never seen before.”

In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote, “What happened last night is exactly the reason that our great Military, Secret Service, Law Enforcement, and, for different reasons, every President for the last 150 years, have been demanding that a large, safe, and secure Ballroom be built on the grounds of White House.”

He went even further, claiming, “This event would never have happened with the Militarily Top Secret Ballroom currently under construction at the White House.”

DOJ backs project, calls ballroom a ‘mechanical necessity’

The Department of Justice has also stepped in to support the project, using the recent incident as a key argument for why the ballroom is needed.

Officials say the chaos at the Washington Hilton exposed real risks tied to hosting large gatherings away from the White House.

The administration has described such venues as “demonstrably unsafe,” reinforcing Trump’s argument that events should be held in a more controlled and secure environment.

In a strongly worded move, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche urged the National Trust for Historic Preservation to drop its legal challenge against the ballroom project.

“It’s time to build the ballroom,” Blanche said.

The DOJ has gone as far as calling the proposed 90,000-square-foot space a “mechanical necessity,” warning that delays could directly impact the ability of security agencies to protect the president and other top officials.