"Trump immediately snapped in response, "I doubled the size of it, you dumb person! Doubled the size. You are not a smart person." The reporter in question was MS Now's Akayla Gardner, a Black woman, continuing Trump's pattern of insulting Black and female reporters."
"MS Now reported this morning that the ballroom was originally estimated to cost $200 million when Trump announced he was building it last summer. That price has risen to $400 million. Trump also said the ballroom would be funded through private donations, but Republicans are now reportedly seeking $220 million in taxpayer funds for security upgrades for the project."
"After Donald Trump bragged to reporters about doubling the size of his beloved White House ballroom and remaining under budget, one journalist yelled out that the price had actually doubled."
Trump told reporters he doubled the size of the White House ballroom while staying under budget. A journalist challenged him by saying the price had doubled. Trump snapped back with insults directed at the journalist. The journalist was identified as Akayla Gardner of MS Now, a Black woman, and the incident was framed as part of a pattern of insulting Black and female reporters. MS Now reported the ballroom was originally estimated at $200 million when Trump announced the project, with the estimate rising to $400 million. Trump said the project would be funded through private donations, while Republicans were reportedly seeking $220 million in taxpayer funds for security upgrades.
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