What Jon Lovett has said about White House ballroom project
3 quotes · 2 episodes · Mar 31, 2026 – Apr 7, 2026
Jon Lovett, Co-host of Pod Save America; diarization split of the same speaker during the economics segment, has been quoted on White House ballroom project 3 times in 2 episodes of Pod Save America, most recently on April 7, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Lovett said a $1.5 trillion defense budget paired with a costly White House renovation is an extraordinary gift to Democratic messaging.
“I don't think you'd come up with something better than not just a $1.5 trillion defense budget to cut health care and other social spending, but also north of $500 million on a Trump home reno”
Pod Save America: Strait Up War Crimes (Apr 7, 2026) · Listen from 41:55
Lovett says no 90,000-square-foot ballroom addition to the White House could avoid being an eyesore.
“there's no way to build a, I don't know, what was it, 90,000 square foot ballroom without it being a hideous monstrosity”
Pod Save America: SHOCKING GOP Plan to Fund War with Health Care Cuts (Mar 31, 2026) · Listen from 52:49
Lovett characterizes the demolition and construction at the White House as vandalism and argues Democrats should use the ballroom as a political symbol.
“It's vandalism. These people are vandals”
Pod Save America: SHOCKING GOP Plan to Fund War with Health Care Cuts (Mar 31, 2026) · Listen from 54:12
Episodes
Strait Up War CrimesPod Save America · Apr 7, 2026 · 1 h 37 min
Favreau, Lovett and Vietor discuss Trump's war-crime threats against Iran, the defense budget and deportations, then Lovett interviews Rep. Sarah McBride.
SHOCKING GOP Plan to Fund War with Health Care CutsPod Save America · Mar 31, 2026 · 1 h 31 min
Jon Favreau and Jon Lovett dissect Trump's Iran war, its economic fallout and the GOP's health-care-funded war bill, before Tommy Vietor interviews Iowa Senate candidate Josh Turek.
Others on White House ballroom project
- Dan Pfeiffer · 4 quotes
- Jon Favreau · 4 quotes
- Heather Cox Richardson · 3 quotes
- Joe Rogan · 1 quote
- Alex Wagner · 1 quote
- Norm Eisen · 1 quote
- Megyn Kelly · 1 quote
- Buck Sexton · 1 quote
Jon Lovett on other topics
- United States war with Iran · 10 quotes
- Gas prices and inflation · 4 quotes
- Political violence in the United States · 3 quotes
- Department of Government Efficiency · 2 quotes
- Death of Lindsey Graham · 2 quotes
- Proposed impeachment of Pete Hegseth · 2 quotes
- Artificial intelligence · 2 quotes
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict · 2 quotes