"It's true that every president has put their own mark on the White House, but all of the updates cost at least an order of magnitude less than Trump's ballroom. Most amounted to little more than redecorating, and none were as destructive as this week's teardown. Former President Barack Obama repainted the lines of the White House tennis court and installed hoops to turn it into a basketball court. During the George W. Bush administration, the White House press briefing room got a significant makeover."
"Former President Gerald Ford had an outdoor swimming pool built near the West Wing. Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy famously spearheaded the redesign of the White House Rose Garden and East Garden, which was later renamed in her honor. The grass in the Rose Garden was paved over with stone tiles earlier this year, and the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden was razed this week, the result of which was also visible from space."
White House communications labeled criticism as 'fake outrage' and accused 'unhinged leftists and their Fake News allies' of 'clutching their pearls' over a grand, privately-funded ballroom addition. Every president has made changes to the White House, but recent updates cost far less and were less destructive. Past changes included repainting tennis lines and adding basketball hoops, a major press briefing room renovation shared by taxpayers and media companies, and an outdoor swimming pool near the West Wing. Jacqueline Kennedy led a redesign of the Rose and East Gardens. This year the Rose Garden grass was paved and the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden was razed, visible from space, and satellite imagery revealed the demolition scale despite claims of mere 'modernization' and 'necessary construction.'
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