America, in a rare moment of media accountability that’s got the radical left squirming, even CNN is torching Democrats for peddling a blatant lie about President Trump’s priorities during the Schumer shutdown—proving their fake news house of cards is crumbling under Trump’s relentless wins. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and a gaggle of Dems fell hook, line, and sinker for an out-of-context clip from White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, twisting her words to claim Trump cares more about White House renovations than families suffering from the shutdown they caused. But CNN’s Kaitlan Collins called BS, noting the full exchange shows Leavitt was clearly talking about the planned ballroom project, not the overall agenda. Schumer’s X posts, ranting “Trump’s main priority is a White House ballroom while Americans suffer,” got ratioed hard—classic Dem deflection.
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You’re blatantly lying. Here’s the full quote for context.pic.twitter.com/LDHikg3RdT
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) October 24, 2025
The setup: a reporter asked Leavitt, “In addition to the ballroom and the Rose Garden patio, is the president looking at any other renovations or significant kind of projects here at the White House?” She replied, “Not to my knowledge, no. But he’s a builder at heart, clearly. And so his heart and his mind is always churning about how to improve things here on the White House grounds. But at this moment in time, of course, the ballroom is really the president’s main priority.” Dems chopped it to make it sound like Trump ignores the shutdown, but CNN exposed the hoax: “Schumer and Democrats are taking this out of context.” Steve Guest added, “One, Democrats will lose this shutdown fight. Two, this didn’t distract from the Democrats’ abject failure to win the messaging war during this scuffle. Three, these knucklehead posts are why Trump owns you. Not even CNN could defend this one—a clear sign that this was a trip-up.”
Schumer’s earlier rants, like “Trump’s main priority is a White House ballroom while Americans suffer,” show the desperation—Dems weaponized the shutdown to force amnesty and pork, blocking bills while families wait.
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Honestly, you can’t make this shit up. https://t.co/GYjl09qeGT
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) October 23, 2025
“At this moment in time of course, the ballroom is really the president’s main priority.”
It’s hard to wrap your mind around it because of how callous it is.
But that’s what White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt actually said. Out loud. To press. Proudly.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) October 24, 2025
Under Trump, the economy’s booming, but Dems cry “crisis” to cling to power. This lie crumbles their bias—CNN’s call-out is a win for truth.
The C-SPAN screenshot captures the briefing: Leavitt at the podium, shutdown timer ticking, proving context is king.
Trump’s owning the narrative—shutdown or not, America’s winning.
