White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump's ballroom [View all]

Source: Washington Post

The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.


By Jonathan Edwards and Dan Diamond


Demolition crews on Monday began tearing down part of the White House to build President Donald Trump’s long-desired ballroom despite his pledge that construction of the $250 million addition wouldn’t “interfere” with the existing building.


Construction teams were demolishing a portion of the East Wing, with a backhoe ripping through the structure, according to a photo shared with The Washington Post and two people who witnessed the activity and spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe it.


A cluster of people, including members of the Secret Service, stood on the steps of the Treasury Department to watch the construction unfold, said one of the people. Sounds of construction were also audible on the White House campus.

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