East Wing now fully demolished

East Wing now fully demolished

WASHINGTON — The entire White House East Wing was demolished as President Donald Trump moves forward with construction of a ballroom, Associated Press photos on Thursday showed.

East Wing Razed as Trump Pushes Ballroom

Washington, DC —  The sound that carried across the South Grounds this week was not ceremony but machinery, excavators chewing into brick and plaster as demolition crews finished tearing down the White House’s East Wing. By Thursday evening, October 23, 2025, the familiar visitor entrance was a rubble field behind temporary fencing, the first phase […]

The East Wing could fully be demolished soon, as preservationists urge caution - TPR: The Public's Radio

President Trump is plowing ahead with plans to build a grand ballroom where the East Wing of the White House currently stands. The plans have not gone through the committee tasked with overseeing such projects. The post The East Wing could fully be demolished soon, as preservationists urge caution appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.