CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins corrected Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) after the congresswoman repeated a debunked claim that President Donald Trump’s top priority during the government shutdown is building the new White House ballroom.

The tense exchange unfolded Monday night on “The Source” as Crockett pivoted from a question about the shutdown to attack Trump’s East Wing renovation plans.

“The president has time to do everything but what he needs to focus on,” the lefty pol said.

“In fact, we heard the press secretary say his main priority is the ballroom — the ballroom that no one asked for. The ballroom that requires him to destroy historic pieces of the White House.”

Collins quickly interrupted to clarify that Crockett’s statement took the White House’s earlier comments out of cont

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