Maria Shriver is angry at President Donald Trump and isn't afraid to say it loud and clear, which is exactly what she did Wednesday on Platform X, formerly Twitter.
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“This breaks my heart and makes me angry,” journalist and author Maria Shriver wrote on X.
“Hundreds of millions of dollars to build a new ballroom. Bravo!” continued the former first lady of California and ex-wife of actor Arnold Schwarzenegger about Trump's latest hobby.
Maria Shriver, the niece of President John F. Kennedy, is referring to the controversial new Trump White House ballroom, which will cost $250 million to build.
On Monday, trucks destroyed part of the East Wing of the White House while trying to build the 9,000-square-foot Trump Ballroom. If all goes according to plan, this hard work will nearly double the size of the current White House… and change its appearance forever.
“Why do megalomaniacs always build giant monuments?” – Jonathan L. Jackson, Congressman from Illinois, exclaimed recently.
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Cost of living
This decision to spend so many millions on building the ballroom comes at a time when concerns about the cost of living are high among Americans, not to mention a government paralysis that has lasted for weeks.
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Some of Donald Trump's biggest Democratic opponents also took to social media to condemn the president's decision to spend time – and so much money – building such an extravagant ballroom.
