Kamala Harris Melts Down Over Trump’s Renovation Project: “What About Those Babies!?”
Former Vice President Kamala Harris launched into a profanity-laced tirade on Thursday, furiously blasting President Trump’s privately funded White House ballroom project while accusing him of neglecting hungry families amid the ongoing government shutdown.
“Are you f**king kidding me?” Harris snapped during an appearance on Jon Stewart’s The Weekly Show podcast. “This guy wants to create a ballroom for his rich friends while completely turning a blind eye to the fact that babies are going to starve when the SNAP benefits end in just hours from now. Come on.”
The vice president grew more animated as the segment went on, mocking Trump’s masculinity and dismissing any admiration for his no-nonsense approach to governance.
“I’m not going to be distracted by, ‘Oh, does the guy have a big f**king hammer!?’ What about those babies!?” she yelled.
The ballroom in question — estimated to cost $300 million — has become a flashpoint for Democratic outrage, despite the Trump administration clarifying that the renovations are being entirely funded by private donors.
The new East Wing addition, which reportedly includes a state-of-the-art ballroom and diplomatic event space, is aimed at reducing dependency on costly external venues for official functions, according to senior aides.
Still, Harris framed the project as a symbol of misplaced priorities.
When asked by Stewart whether Democrats might benefit from adopting Trump’s aggressive style to break through political gridlock, Harris responded, “It’s important we not conflate disruption with destruction.”
While Harris seethed over Trump’s renovations, it was Senate Democrats who blocked a vote Tuesday that would have reopened the government and preserved food aid payments under the SNAP program. The vote failed 54–45, with Democrats falling short of the 60-vote threshold for cloture.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) was blunt in his assessment.
“The simplest way to end it and the simplest way to make sure that people are getting the food assistance they need is to pick up the bill and give us five votes,” he told The Post.
As Democrats focus their ire on ballroom blueprints, Republicans say the solution to keeping families fed is sitting in plain sight — and being rejected for political theater.