Leavitt shares why Trump wasn't at CPAC, avoids details on 'military complex' under WH ballroom

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt took questions regarding President Donald Trump not attending CPAC 2026 and was asked for further details about a "massive military complex" Trump stold reporters about a day earlier was an important part of the White House ballroom construction “Now the military is building a big complex under the ballroom, which has come out recently because of a stupid lawsuit that was filed, "Trump said. "The military's building a massive complex under the ballroom, and that's under construction and we're doing very well." Trump’s explanation came as he unveiled architectural drawings of the 90,000-square-foot ballroom that could cost as much $400 million. Critics have said the ballroom's size is out of scale to the rest of the White House. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/03/30/trump-white-house-ballroom-military-shed-construction/89383496007/ 🎥: REUTERS/POOL