close Video

NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles!

Democratic leaders and left-leaning media figures condemned President Donald Trump this week after he broke ground on a new White House ballroom project, with one MSNBC host saying he was "literally destroying the people's house."

Figures, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.; former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre; former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; Chelsea Clinton; and CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert accused Trump of dishonoring the White House after his construction crews bulldozed part of the East Wing of the building on Monday.

"The people’s house is basically being sold to the highest bidder," Jean-Pierre said on ABC’s "The View" on Tuesday. "It is corruption at its cor

See Full Page