Published: 19:36 GMT, 26 October 2025 | Updated: 20:31 GMT, 26 October 2025

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has praised a piece published in a liberal news outlet about Trump's ballroom project.

'First dose of common sense I’ve seen from the legacy media on this story,' Leavitt wrote on X, sharing a Saturday piece from the Washington Post Editorial Board, which has been revamped in 2025 to share more libertarian views.

The Board used the editorial piece to push back on the 'Not In My Back Yard' crowd, often called NIMBY's.

'In classic Trump fashion, the president is pursuing a reasonable idea in the most jarring manner possible,' the Board writes, while also noting that, 'privately, many alumni of the Biden and Obama White Houses acknowledge the long-overdue need for an event space like what Trump is creating.'

'It is absurd that tents need to be erected on the South Lawn for state dinners, and VIPs are forced to use porta-potties,' the Board adds.

The Post Editorial Board's work comes as Trump has faced significant criticism for demolishing the East Wing of the White House this month.

Congressman Eric Swalwell, a California Democrat, wrote on X on Saturday that a member of his party should not 'even think of seeking' a nomination for president unless you pledge to take a wrecking ball to the Trump Ballroom on DAY ONE.'

Social media users reacted to the Post's story, with one saying that it's 'absurd' that people wouldn't want to improve the conditions for hosting world leaders.

The demolition of the East Wing of the White House, the location of U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed ballroom is seen from an elevated position on the North side of the White House in Washington