Whoopi Goldberg

THE OFFENSE

Whoopi Goldberg had a meltdown on ABC’s The View, claiming President Trump was overstepping his authority by constructing a White House ballroom.

THE TRUTH

From President Theodore Roosevelt constructing the West Wing in 1902 to Barack Obama resurfacing the south-grounds tennis court into a basketball court in 2009, Presidents have been renovating the White House for more than a century.

KEY POINTS

• ABC’s The View criticized President Trump for improving the White House complex despite the ample precedence for the improvements.

SOURCES

• ‘The View’s Whoopi Goldberg Makes Up a Song to Slam Trump for Building White House Ballroom
• White House Ballroom Continues Proud Presidential Legacy