US EditionHere’s what White House loses with East Wing’s demolition
President Trump demolished the historic East Wing after 83 years to build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom funded by his supporters, sparking preservationist opposition.
- President Donald Trump ordered the demolition of the East Wing of the White House to clear space for a 90,000-square-foot, $300 million ballroom bankrolled by his supporters.
- Earlier this week, the White House said it would soon submit plans for the 90,000-square-foot ballroom to the National Capital Planning Commission and picked McCrery Architects to design it.
- Legal filings argue the project violates the National Capital Planning Act and historic-preservation law, as a Virginia couple filed a motion Thursday in U.S. District Court in Washington to block demolition.
- Preservation groups including the American Institute of Architects, National Trust for Historic Preservation and Society of Architectural Historians called for the demolition to be halted, while The White House said the project meets legal mandates.
- Going forward, advocates say protections must be strengthened as some statutes explicitly exempt the White House, Capitol and Supreme Court from federal review, complicating oversight.
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Mixed Reactions towards Demolition of White House East Wing for New Ballroom
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A major construction and demolition project at the White House is getting mixed reactions. The President announced awhile back they are building a new ballroom, but in the process, they razed the entire East Wing of the…
The Needle: Virginia Couple Tried to Stop East Wing Demo, Pregant Women Are Miscarrying in ICE Detention, And DHS Posts Video With Nazi-Favored Song
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Too little, too late? Virginia couple asks judge to block White House demolition
A Virginia couple asked a federal judge to block the Trump administration from further demolition of the White House for construction of a new ballroom. Their effort, however, may have been too little, too late. Within hours of the couple’s legal filing, the White House announced that demolition of the East Wing had been completed after four days of work. The wing is a 123-year-old structure that has hosted countless tourists and dignitaries and…
Morning Joe: 'Everybody' Outside DC Finds Trump's Ballroom Plans 'Infuriating'
Morning Joe's whine-a-thon over President Trump's ballroom project has entered its second day. Yesterday, we caught Jon Meacham emoting that Trump's decision to proceed with the project "is in some ways a definition of why we had the American Revolution." Don't fire until you see the whites of their tablecloths, Jon! In the same episode, Meacham disingenuously suggested that before starting, Trump should have brought in the White House Historica…
'Heartbreaking': Ronald Reagan’s daughter rips Trump for 'complete destruction' of White House
The White House underwent a major change when, in late October, its East Wing was demolished in order to make room for the ballroom that President Donald Trump is planning. The East Wing, in its original form, was unveiled in 1902 under GOP President Teddy Roosevelt before being expanded and renovated under another Roosevelt — Democratic President Franklin Delano Roosevelt — 40 years later. Now, the East Wing is no more. In an op-ed published by…
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