The Hillary Clinton furniture scandal resurfaced Tuesday after the former first lady mocked President Donald Trump for building a new White House ballroom — a privately funded project not costing taxpayers a dime.
Clinton’s criticism on X, where she wrote, “It’s not his house. It’s your house. And he’s destroying it,” quickly backfired as conservatives reminded her of the 2001 controversy when she and former President Bill Clinton were accused of taking tens of thousands of dollars in White House furnishings.
“At least he didn’t steal the silverware,” Sen. Ted Cruz posted, highlighting the contrast between Trump’s donation-funded renovations and the Clintons’ disputed removals of government property. Reports from the time showed the Clintons took an estimated $28,000 in furnishings and later paid $86,000 for other gifts. Hillary Clinton defended the move, saying, “All of these items were considered gifts to us. That’s what the permanent record of the White House showed.”
Trump, meanwhile, celebrated progress on the ballroom, calling it “big, beautiful, and completely separate from the White House itself.” The 90,000-square-foot space will host up to 650 guests and is being financed privately.
Critics also dredged up past Clinton-era scandals, from Lincoln Bedroom sleepovers for donors to the Oval Office affair that rocked the administration. “There’s literally a Clinton scandal for every tweet she sends,” Rep. Eric Burlison wrote.
A White House spokesman defended the ballroom project, saying, “President Trump is working 24/7 to Make America Great Again, including his historic beautification of the White House, at no taxpayer expense.”
