The View Denounces Trump’s ‘Let Them Eat Cake’ Moment While Americans Are Hurting Most

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Oct 23rd, 2025, 12:02 pm

denounced President Donald Trump’s plans to tear down the East Wing of the White House on Thursday so he can build a $250 million ballroom at a time when many Americans are just trying to feed their families.

“I don’t really care about the ballroom per se,” began Alyssa Farah Griffin. “I care about two things: The American people are struggling. The economy is not rip-roaring the way we were promised it was going to. I think of all my relatives who voted for Trump, who really thought, ‘This guy’s going to bring the country back, make my paycheck go further.’ That’s not what we’re seeing.”

Griffin continued:

Unemployment is too high. Fewer jo

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