From the Washington Examiner: President Donald Trump fired all six design review panelists who oversee his planned White House ballroom and triumphal arch, citing differences with the president.
The Commission on Fine Arts was established over 100 years ago to advise the president and other officials on architectural projects in Washington, D.C. Former President Joe Biden appointed all members to four-year terms, with the last term set to expire in 2028.
“On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as a member of the Commission on Fine Arts is terminated, effective immediately,” an email sent to the commissioners, viewed by the Washington Post, said.
A White House official said in a statement, “We are preparing to appoint a new slate of members to the commission that are more aligned with President Trump’s America First Policies.”
The report adds that the 14 employees and three board members on the Old Georgetown Board, which advises the main panel, were not included in the dismissals.
However, Trump isn’t the first to fire people from the previous administration. The Washington Post reminded:
Biden in 2021 fired Trump appointees from the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission, with Biden administration officials at the time defending the moves as an effort to diversify the panels. It was the first time in the commissions’ history that a president had forced out sitting members, drawing some criticism from art and architecture experts that Biden was politicizing its work.
Exclusive: The White House has fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency that was expected to review some of President Trump’s construction projects, including his planned triumphal arch in Washington. https://t.co/oqWvdFwSLs
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 28, 2025
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