Chelsea Clinton Defends White House After Trump Calls It a 'Real Dump'

Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton on Tuesday tweeted support for people who work at the White House after a Sports Illustrated story included a line that Trump once called the Executive Mansion "a real dump."

Thank you to all the White House ushers, butlers, maids, chefs, florists, gardeners, plumbers, engineers & curators for all you do every day https://t.co/rjQS9HeALG

— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) August 1, 2017

The quote appears in a story on Trump's relationship with golf. He owns multiple courses and spent much of his free time in the early days of his presidency neither at the White House nor Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland, which he also has had unkind words for.

Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, was host not only to Trump's free time, he also used it to interview potential Cabinet nominees during his transition.

"Chatting with some members before a recent round of golf, he explained his frequent appearances: 'That White House is a real dump,'" the article quoted Trump, whom the story describes as "at his most unguarded among the people who pay for their proximity to him."

When NBC News' Peter Alexander posted a screengrab of the quote, criticism, including from Clinton, rolled in.

Trump explaining to several club members why he frequently visits Bedminster: "That White House is a real dump." https://t.co/f3VYWxGMl5 pic.twitter.com/mL39uugMOE

— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) August 1, 2017

POTUS, who tells visitors to WH that he's never lived in such luxury, told recent golf partners it's "a real dump" https://t.co/noUObAgJfQ

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 1, 2017

What does a Trump voter, living in a home he can't sell still underwater from 2008, think of the president calling his mansion "a dump"?

— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) August 1, 2017

• Trump to Be Honorary Chairman of Presidents Cup
• Trump 'Supersonic Golf Cart' Made Waves at Westchester Club