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Karoline Leavitt: “All of that [the ballroom and construction] is going to be…”

Featuring: Karoline Leavitt, Republican | White House Press Secretary | National

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Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Oct. 23, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 49:31

Jennifer, to follow up on that, one thing that's not in the President's model is the East Wing bunker, the President's emergency operations center. Can you say if his update that $300 million, does that include the cost for upgrading that bunker? All of that [the ballroom and construction] is going to be, like I've said, privately funded and paid for by the President himself and many generous patriots. who have stepped up in that funding, correct? Okay. And then can you say, well, that's right. I'll skip that one. Thanks, Ouija. Thank you, Caroline. (49:31–49:38)

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Asserts that the White House ballroom and construction are privately funded by the President and others.

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