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White House demolition company grapples with PR nightmare
- On October 21, 2025, a demolition crew began dismantling the East Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C., using ACECO equipment to gut offices housing the First Lady and her staff for President Donald Trump's $250 million ballroom.
- The project expanded from an original capacity of 650 people to an expanded capacity of 999 people, despite President Donald Trump's July claim the White House structure would not change.
- Platforms and reviewers reacted with Yelp.com temporarily blocking reviews of ACECO, a Silver Spring, Maryland demolition company, while online commenters, including Marianne R and Alexandra B, criticized the firm.
- On October 23, 2025, the U.S. Secret Service closed access to Ellipse park and escorted Reuters and CNN photojournalists out, while the administration warned Treasury Department staff not to post pictures.
- Kansas media professional Glenn Craven criticized closing a public park so no one could watch the East Wing demolition, while commenters referencing 'most transparent administration' called the move ironic.
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White House demolition company grapples with PR nightmare
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Critics rip Trump after Secret Service closes public park to prevent East Wing photos
After the viral optics of a demolished East Wing at the White House led the Trump administration to warn staff at the Treasury Department not to post any more pictures of it, CNN's Jim Sciutto reported on X that the Secret Service closed access to the park where journalists had been snapping photos."Look away! New: US Secret Service has closed access to the Ellipse park where journalists had been capturing live images of the East Wing demolition…
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The White House stated that the renovation work on the East Wing is in line with what other presidents have done in the past hundred years.
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