**Donald Trump Jr. Throws a Full-On Tantrum at Chelsea Clinton Over Her White House Renovation Comments**
Donald Trump Jr. reignited controversy by bringing up decades-old Clinton scandals in response to Chelsea Clinton’s recent op-ed regarding the White House renovations.
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**Chelsea Clinton Criticizes White House East Wing Renovation**
Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former President Bill Clinton and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, expressed her concerns over the ongoing demolition of the East Wing of the White House to make way for a new ballroom.
In an op-ed published Thursday in *USA Today*, Chelsea acknowledged that while President Donald Trump “has the right… to pave over the Rose Garden (and denude it of roses) as well as turn the East Wing into a ballroom,” she criticized what she called “a disregard for history,” calling it a defining trait of his second administration.
She warned, “This is what happens when we take a wrecking ball to our heritage.”
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**Donald Trump Jr. Fires Back**
In response, Donald Trump Jr. took aim at Chelsea Clinton’s family history in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
“Lol, your parents tried stealing furniture and silverware from the White House. And let’s not talk about the intern. Sit this one out,” he wrote, referencing well-known Clinton controversies, including Bill Clinton’s relationship with Monica Lewinsky and the Clintons’ 2001 return of $28,000 worth of White House household goods.
As of Friday afternoon, Chelsea Clinton had not responded to Don Jr.’s post. HuffPost reached out for comment but received no immediate response.
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**A Complicated Relationship Between the Clintons and Trumps**
It’s worth noting that the relationship between the Clintons and Trumps has been mixed over the years. Bill and Hillary Clinton attended Donald Trump’s 2005 wedding to Melania, and Chelsea Clinton was reportedly friends with Ivanka Trump for years before their parents ran against each other politically.
In 2018, Don Jr. even publicly thanked Chelsea for defending his younger brother Barron from a Twitter troll.
However, their exchanges haven’t always been friendly. Last year, Don Jr. sarcastically reacted to a social media post claiming Chelsea was angling for an ambassadorship if Kamala Harris won the 2020 election, writing bluntly: “Shocked.”
Chelsea fired back, saying, “Must be the same people who said I would run for Congress, get married years before I actually did, and have an alien sibling.”
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**Conclusion**
The back-and-forth between Chelsea Clinton and Donald Trump Jr. highlights the ongoing tensions and complicated dynamics between the two political families, a mix of occasional friendship and frequent public spats.
*This article originally appeared on HuffPost.*
https://www.buzzfeed.com/davidmoye/donald-trump-chelsea-clinton-white-house-ballroom-tweets
