US EditionWhite House begins demolishing part of East Wing for Trump ballroom
- The White House has begun demolishing part of the East Wing to construct a ballroom for US President Donald Trump.
- The ballroom is planned to be 90,000 square feet, accommodating 650 people, as reported by The Washington Post.
- Funding for the project will come through private donations.
- The East Wing, built in 1902, last underwent modifications in 1942.
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White House demolition work begins as Trump pushes ahead with $250M ballroom plans
The White House on Monday started tearing down part of the East Wing, the traditional base of operations for the first lady, to build President Donald Trump's $250 million US ballroom despite lacking approval for construction from the federal agency that oversees such projects.
Heavy machinery and excavators are demolishing a section of the east wing of the White House as work begins on the construction of the new ballroom designed and wanted by American president Donald Trump, in Washington DC. Trump said that the ballroom will be built entirely with private funds. Among these, 22 million dollars from an agreement with YouTube in September, after the company suspended its account for the attack on the Capitol on Janua…
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