3 h. ago Trump now says his ballroom will cost $300M and the entire East Wing of the White House will be demolished to make space

Trump admitted the price of his gold-plated 90,000 square-foot ballroom was likely going to cost $100 million more than the initial price tag

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7 h. ago Trump admits he's TOTALLY demolishing the East Wing because it never impressed him

President Donald Trump finally admitted Wednesday afternoon that he was demolishing the East Wing because it never impressed him.

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7 h. ago White House East Wing will be torn down ‘within days’ even as no plans filed for Trump’s new ballroom

Demolition has drawn fierce backlash, with National Trust for Historic Preservation saying plans are ‘legally required’Trump takes a wrecking ball to White House in on-the-nose metaphorTrump administration officials confirmed to various outlets on Wednesday that the White House’s East Wing will be demolished “within days”, a revelation given the administration has not submitted plans for the new ballroom to the federal agency that oversees construction of federal buildings.In discussion with reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday, Donald Trump was asked by Jeff Mason of Reuters to respond to the widespread surprise that the entire East Wing is being torn down. Trump said that the wing he described as a separate building “was never thought of as being much; it was a very small building”. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago White House admits East Wing will be TOTALLY demolished as Trump goes for cheaper option

The White House has admitted that the East Wing will be totally demolished to make way for Donald Trump's new ballroom.

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12 h. ago White House demolition clears space for Trump’s $250m ballroom

Donald Trump is continuing to demolish the White House’s East Wing to make room for his $250million ballroom.

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13 h. ago White House hasn’t filed plans for Trump’s new ballroom despite demolition under way

Amid backlash over footage of East Wing being partly demolished, White House reportedly intends to send plans for new constructionUS politics live – latest updatesThe White House has not submitted plans for Donald Trump’s new ballroom to the federal agency that oversees construction of federal buildings, though demolition is already underway.On Tuesday, the White House told Reuters it intends to send plans to the National Capital Planning Commission, an agency that typically approves and monitors construction on federal buildings. Demolition began earlier this week, with reporters taking video of a backhoe ripping out chunks of the White House’s exterior. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago Donald Trump demolishes part of the White House for $250 million ballroom

Donald Trump is having part of the East Wing demolished so he can have a grand, 25,000 square feet ballroom to accommodate state dinners and other formal events

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54 h. ago White House’s East Wing partially demolished as work begins on Trump’s $250m ballroom

Ex-congressman calls major renovation ‘utter desecration’ as demolition in East Wing reportedly under wayConstruction crews have started demolishing part of the East Wing of the White House to make way for Donald Trump’s planned ballroom, prompting widespread criticism on social media and beyond.One former lawmaker even called the renovation an “ utter desecration”. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Trump starts DEMOLISHING White House East Wing to build new $250 million ballroom

DONALD Trump has started tearing down the White House's East Wing to make way for a fresh $250 million ballroom. The lavish renovation plans involve building a 25,000 square feet space to host state dinners and other black-tie events. Reports suggest it will house crystal chandeliers, gilded columns and gold inlays. The opulent designs, reminiscent...

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58 h. ago The White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build Trump's ballroom

The White House has started tearing down part of the East Wing to build the ballroom President Donald Trump wants added to the building

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58 h. ago Construction appears to start on Trump’s $250m White House ballroom

Demolition in East Wing reportedly under way for one of the largest projects at White House in more than a centuryConstruction crews appear to have started demolishing part of the East Wing of the White House to make way for Donald Trump’s planned ballroom.The Washington Post, which obtained and published photos of the demolition activity and cited two eyewitnesses, reported on Monday that demolition is under way and shared an image showing construction in progress and parts of the exterior ripped down. Continue reading...

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