The meltdown over President Donald Trump’s new White House ballroom has been nothing short of spectacular. From Hillary Clinton to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, the usual suspects are losing their minds in a full-blown case of Trump Derangement Syndrome.
They couldn’t care less about the practical need for the new space or the fact that past presidents have carried out plenty of renovations to the White House complex. None of that matters to them. What matters is finding yet another excuse to attack Trump — no matter how trivial or hypocritical it makes them look.
I figured Hillary Clinton’s reaction would take the cake, considering how much damage her family’s legacy did to the White House. But apparently, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is determined to outdo her. He’s now suggesting that every 2028 Democratic presidential hopeful should make it a campaign pledge to tear down Trump’s ballroom — as if that’s some grand act of resistance:
Don’t even think of seeking the Democratic nomination for president unless you pledge to take a wrecking ball to the Trump Ballroom on DAY ONE.
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) October 26, 2025
So let’s get this straight — Eric Swalwell wants Democrats to run on demolishing something the country got for free. A ballroom, no less, that even the Washington Post editorial board admitted was necessary — and that Biden and Obama officials quietly agreed was long overdue. Please, by all means, make that your campaign platform. It’ll be just like 2020 all over again, when every Democrat on stage — including Joe Biden and Kamala Harris — proudly raised their hands to promise taxpayer-funded health care for illegal immigrants.
Go ahead, make that the hill to die on, you lunatics. Make it just like that infamous 2020 debate moment. You know, the one where every Democrat on stage raised their hand to support free health care for illegal immigrants:
NBC: "Raise your hand if your government plan would provide coverage for [illegal aliens]."
Every Democrat on stage raised their hand.
Flash forward to today, Democrats are demanding $1.5 trillion to fund their radical agenda, including healthcare for illegal aliens. pic.twitter.com/nzG30jtSNX
— Congressman Troy E. Nehls (@RepTroyNehls) October 22, 2025
Let them all line up again and pledge to tear down Trump’s ballroom. It’ll haunt them the same way that clip still does. And let’s not forget who was standing all the way on the right that night, nodding along to the nonsense.
So what’s the plan this time? Waste taxpayer money to rebuild a smaller office space that doesn’t even meet the White House’s needs — just so they can virtue-signal about “undoing Trump”? And here’s the kicker: wouldn’t tearing down a part of the White House itself be considered “destroying history,” which they claim is some unforgivable sin?
This is where the Democratic Party is now — obsessed with symbolism, detached from reality, and laser-focused on petty vendettas instead of actual governance. While the country faces a looming Schumer Shutdown, this is what they’re prioritizing: tantrums over a ballroom.
After getting hammered with well-deserved backlash, Swalwell quickly backpedaled on his grand “tear it down” crusade. In classic Democrat fashion, he didn’t admit it was a dumb idea — he just tried to rebrand it. Now, he’s calling for the ballroom to be renamed after Barack Obama, following a suggestion from Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.).
Wait a second — wasn’t the ballroom supposed to be an unspeakable abomination that had to be torn down brick by brick? Now suddenly, it’s fine as long as it’s named after Barack Obama? So slapping his name on it magically transforms it from a symbol of corruption into a national treasure? Give me a break.
Only in Democrat logic does accepting private donations for a public project equal “corruption,” while bleeding taxpayers dry or sending billions overseas to Ukraine is somehow “responsible governance.”
They’ve officially lost the plot — and maybe their minds along with it.
