Former Vice President Kamala Harris unleashed a profanity-laced tirade against President Trump, exploding over his White House ballroom renovations.
Source: The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
"Are you f‑‑king kidding me?" Harris exploded on Jon Stewart’s "The Weekly Show" podcast Thursday, blasting Trump for obsessing over White House renovations while the government shutdown threatens to cut off vital food aid.
“This guy wants to create a ballroom for his rich friends while completely turning a blind eye to the fact that babies are going to starve when the SNAP benefits end in just hours from now. Come on.”
Former Vice President Kamala Harris sat down with "The Weekly Show" host Jon Stewart for a no-holds-barred conversation. YouTube/The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
The White House is tearing down its East Wing to make way for a new ballroom. Getty Images
“I’m not going to be distracted by, ‘Oh, does the guy have a big f–king hammer!?’ What about those babies!?” she added.
Harris erupted into a fiery tirade after being asked whether struggling Democrats could take a page from Trump’s bulldozer-style approach to running the government.
“It’s important we not conflate disruption with destruction,” she argued.
Trump’s ballroom project has recently ignited a storm of criticism from Democrats.
Trump unveiled the blueprints for the White House ballroom as construction gets underway. AP
Construction is underway on the White House’s East Wing as of Monday, October 20, 2025.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris sat down with Jon Stewart on October 30, 2025, for a candid conversation. YouTube/The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
The White House says the $300 million expansion is being funded entirely by private donors.
Meanwhile, Senate Democrats voted for the 13th time on Tuesday to keep the federal government shut down — even as Senate Majority Leader John Thune said there was a simple fix to prevent millions of Americans from losing access to SNAP food benefits.
"The simplest way to end it and the simplest way to make sure that people are getting the food assistance they need is to pick up the bill and give us five votes," Thune (R-SD) said Tuesday, just before the Senate failed to reopen the government in a 54-45 vote.
