Hilary Clinton has blasted Donald Trump's White House by comparing it to Saddam Hussein's palaces. "When I was in Baghdad after the fall of Saddam Hussein I had meetings in some of his palaces and they were quite reminiscent of what we are seeing in our own White House," she said. Mrs Clinton said the next Commander-in-Chief would have to make a "big decision" over Mr Trump's refurbishments. Hillary Clinton said Saddam Hussein's palaces were reminiscent of the current White House | GETTY"What do you do with a half-finished ballroom?" Despite her attack, the former First Lady admitted she was not against the "idea of a ballroom" but slammed Mr Trump's renovation as an unfortunate-looking "carbuncle on the side of the White House".