FROM DAILY MAIL: The White House has admitted that the East Wing will be totally demolished to make way for Donald Trump’s new ballroom.
Trump had originally claimed that the 83-year-old building wouldn’t be touched in the construction of the $250 million privately-funded ballroom.
But when a backhoe was pictured on Monday smashing through the walls of the historic building it set off alarm bells.
Now the White House is confirming that it will be cheaper and more structurally sound to demolish the entire wing, rather than build an extension, an official told The New York Times.
“In order to do it properly, we had to take down the existing structure,” the president explained on Wednesday.
“The way it was shown, it looked like we were touching the White House. We don’t touch the White House,” he said, referring to photos that sent shockwaves across the country in some sectors.
“That’s the bridge, the last bridge, going from the White House to the ballroom. Then, you get into the lobby of the ballroom and then you get into the magnificent, the main room and it’s something that has gotten incredible reviews.”
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but the wing of the White House Trump is rebuilding as a ballroom was actually demolished under FDR. It was originally built in 1902, and most of what stands now dates from 1942. These halls being renovated are modern, not ones our founders… pic.twitter.com/0IxQ1zoAw1
— Jillian Anderson (@Jillie_Alexis) October 21, 2025
The National Trust for Historic Preservation warned that President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom would “overwhelm the White House itself,” which spans just 55,000 square feet. https://t.co/iRY6cgoK7c pic.twitter.com/zTfL9CsLqO
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 22, 2025
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