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pictures show recently demolished East wing of white House confirm that creation for president donald trumpThe President’s new ballroom is even more dramatic than previously expected.
Photos taken from the roof of the Treasury building across the street and on the ground showed piles of destroyed drywall, windows, insulation, wires, dirt and other debris on the White House lawn. Construction crews recently demolished the entire East Wing And colonnade.
it was A shocking sight for someNoting that the President had initially said that his ballroom would not “interfere” with the current location of the White House and that it would pay “full respect to the existing building.”
Now, after reports indicate that the entire East Wing is being demolished, Trump has changed his tuneSaying that the East Wing “was never thought of as being this big.”
The originally estimated cost was around $200 million, which has now increased to $300 million.
Trump’s new ballroom drew controversy when he first announced the plan in July.
While past presidents have left their mark on the White House with minor upgrades or redecorations, according to the White House Historical Association, the last time significant construction took place was during the reign of former President Harry S. Truman in the mid-1940s to early 1950s. It happened under Truman. Those changes were largely meant to fix ongoing structural issues.
But Trump’s ballroom, estimated to be 90,000 square feet in size, is less a necessity and more a wish.
The White House said the President justified the decision was required The hosting space and the new building can be used for years to come.
But controversy over the matter escalated this week when news reports revealed the extent of the destruction in the East Wing – previously unknown to the public.
Hillary Clinton criticized the President’s decision write on x“It’s not his house. It’s your house. And he’s destroying it.”
“It breaks my heart and makes me angry,” Maria Shriver, former first lady of California and descendant of the Kennedy family, wrote on“Millions of dollars to build a new ballroom. Oh my God.”
Below National Historic Preservation Act, Federal agencies are required to provide an advisory consultation for plans on projects involving historic properties. But there is a way to give the White House leeway. Despite this, several former presidents have voluntarily submitted their plans to the National Capital Planning Commission, the body that reviews projects in the nation’s capital.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of historic sites, Urged the administration to stop construction and allow the National Capital Planning Commission, as well as others, to review and comment on the new ballroom plans.
democratic representative Maryland’s Jamie Raskin also criticized Trump’s renewalAccused him of “bypassing the public and historic review process and denying the people and our representatives the chance to vote on their Marie Antoinette Ballroom.”
Governor of California Gavin Newsom accused the President “Breaking down the White House just like he’s breaking up the Constitution.”
“This is a picture of the Trump presidency in one picture: illegal, destructive and not going to help you,” the Democratic senator said. Elizabeth Warren said,
Faced with questions about the construction Thursday, White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt urged people to “trust the process” and defended the administration’s transparency on the project.
“With any construction project, changes come,” Leavitt said, adding that the team overseeing the project determined that removing the entire East Wing would be more structurally stable rather than building an addition.
“We’ve kept you all informed, we’ve been keeping you informed on this project, we’ve shown you the renderings and if you look at the renderings it’s very clear that the East Wing is going to be modernized. In fact, I said this in the briefing when we initially presented this plan to all of you and the public,” Leavitt said.
The East Wing, originally called East Terrace, was built in 1902 under former President Theodore Roosevelt. It was rebuilt in 1942 primarily to conceal an underground bunker under former President Franklin D. Roosevelt and became the centerpiece of the White House.
This wing was used by the First Lady and her staff and also housed several other White House staff offices.
