White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up photos of the planned new White House ballroom during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)The White House is pictured before President Donald Trump departs, Thursday, July 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)An American flag flies in front of the White House, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up photos of the planned new White House ballroom during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up photos of the planned new White House ballroom during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
WASHINGTON – In a story published July 31, 2025, the AP incorrectly attributed a quote to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt that “nothing will be torn down” in reference to construction of a new ballroom at the White House. It was a journalist, not Leavitt, who said the quote while asking a question during a briefing Leavitt gave to reporters on July 31. The error was brought to the AP’s attention on Oct. 22.
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