Trump Demolishes Part of White House as He Builds His Ballroom

Photo caption: President Donald Trump speaks with Director of Facilities Todd Robinson, architect James McCrery, and others on the roof of the West Colonnade of the White House, Tuesday, August 5, 2025. Photo credit: Official White House photo by Molly Riley via Flickr. US government work. Article by Robert McCoy. The New Republic – October 20, 2025.

President Donald Trump said his new 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom “won’t interfere with the current building.” But footage from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on Monday afternoon shows a crew tearing down the facade of the East Wing to make way for the garish structure. An image obtained by The Washington Post shows a construction machine dismantling the side of the East Wing, which was added in 1942. Collapsed walls can be seen in the photograph, as can exposed rebar, with windows lying in a pile of debris on the ground. […]

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