Article continues below advertisementKaroline Leavitt's defense of Donald Trump's $250 million White House ballroom construction remains strong.The White House press secretary faced criticism following her Thursday, October 23, press briefing after insisting the East Wing renovations are Trump's "main priority" in terms of projects at the Executive Mansion in Washington, D.C. Leavitt was tackled with questions from reporters about concerns surrounding Trump's major renovations just two days after claiming outrage about the construction was "fake.