Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz repeated a claim that the Trump administration's main priority is the construction of a multimillion-dollar ballroom in the White House amid the ongoing government shutdown. (Abbie Parr/AP Photo)
However, Leavitt’s remarks came when a reporter asked whether Trump was considering other renovations or major projects at the White House aside from the ballroom and Rose Garden patio.
"Not to my knowledge, no, but he’s a builder at heart — clearly — and so his heart and his mind are always churning about how to improve things here on the White House grounds," Leavitt said. "But at this moment in time, of course, the ballroom is really the president’s main priority."
The Republican National Committee said Walz was "shamelessly continuing Democrats’ lie about Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt."
A McCrery Architects rendering provided by the White House of the new ballroom. (The White House)
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The construction of a new formal ballroom has become a political lightning rod, despite the cost being financed jointly by Trump and private donors, not taxpayers.
The new ballroom will accommodate approximately 650 seated guests and will stay true to the White House’s classical design, Leavitt said in July.
Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.
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