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President Donald Trump Shown the statue of former President Abraham Lincoln during a visit to the White House with his granddaughter Kai.
The statue, now installed in the West Wing Colonnade, was previously housed in the 123-year-old East Wing of the White House.
This means that part of the historic wing, which was demolished as part of the renovation, which also included the construction of a new ballroom, survives, despite widespread criticism. Efforts for change.
In a video titled ‘Christmas at the White House’ released on Saturday, the president tells 18-year-old Kai: “I got it from the East Wing/It came from the East Wing, the famous East Wing. It looks good in here, doesn’t it? Same guy who did Mount Rushmore.”
Trump, 79, He has said that he intends to leave a lasting architectural legacy in Washington, including making changes to the White House complex that go beyond the routine upgrades typically made by recent presidents.
In the video, Kai sees a golden sign reading ‘The Oval Office’ and comments, “Gold looks nice.” Trump responded, “Very good.”
Although the historic East Wing has been removed, Trump has pointed to the Lincoln statue as an element preserved from the former structure and incorporated into his renovated White House.
However, trump Admitted they don’t need to demolish the East Wing white Home To build his massive $300 million ballroom.
“I could build a ballroom around it,” Trump said. fox news“I didn’t want to sacrifice a great ballroom by leaving a good ballroom right in the middle,”
The East Wing was added to the White House in 1942 and has served as office space for the First Lady and her staff. It also included a visitor entrance and the President’s Theatre.
In late October, the entire complex was demolished in a matter of days, prompting a sharp reaction from Democrats, who argued that the President did not pursue a proper approval process before making radical changes to the historic building.
When Trump first announced his ballroom plans in August, he pledged that “existing building“will not be touched. But, after further review, the White House concluded that demolishing the East Wing was more cost-effective and structurally sound than building an addition, according to the new York Times,