There’s an old expression, “say it, forget it… write it, regret it.”
Apparently former first lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton never got that memo.
Clinton, who has a knack for putting out some less-than-factual information on her social media, has once again put her proverbial foot in her mouth over an inaccurate social media post targeting President Donald Trump and his administration.
The latest Hillary Clinton social media fail comes on the heels of the end-of-July announcement that a new grand ballroom will be constructed at the White House, starting in September.
Details of the renovations were made public last Thursday during a White House press briefing:
“The White House state ballroom will be a much-needed and exquisite addition of approximately 90,000 total square feet of innately designed and carefully crafted space with a seated capacity of 650 people,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told the press.
“Which is a significant increase from the 200-person seated capacity in the East Room of the White House.”
“The WH Ballroom construction will begin in Sept of 2025, and it is expected to be completed long before the end of President Trump’s term,” Leavitt shared.
“President Trump and other donors have committed to donate funds necessary to build this 200 million infrastructure.”
NEW – WHITE HOUSE STATE BALLROOM!
"The WH Ballroom construction will begin in Sept of 2025 & it is expected to be completed long before the end of Pres Trump’s term. Pres Trump & other donors have committed to donate funds necessary to build this 200 million infrastructure." pic.twitter.com/SMRtnPoUsA
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) July 31, 2025
Note, Leavitt said “DONATE” — something Clinton clearly didn’t hear.
Shortly after the announcement, Clinton took to X claiming that the project is being funded by taxpayers — despite the news that the renovation will be 100% covered by donations.
Most Americans are worried about the cost of groceries.
Meanwhile, Trump is spending $200 million of taxpayers' money to build a golden ballroom. pic.twitter.com/gndXA1XK3m
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) August 7, 2025
Ooops!
Even the fact-checking site Snopes noted that there was no evidence that the renovations would be funded by taxpayers.
“However, we found no credible evidence that the Trump administration’s proposed $200 million ballroom would be paid for using taxpayers’ money.
Rather, both Trump and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump and private donors would pay for the project. The Rapid Response 47 X account, an official account of the Trump administration, wrote (archived) in a July 31 post that the project would be “fully funded by President Trump and other private donors — not taxpayers.”
Better luck next time, Madam Secretary!