US Edition5 Takeaways From the Demolition of the White House’s East Wing
The Trump ballroom will cover 90,000 square feet and host over 900 guests, funded privately at a $300 million cost, amid preservationist concerns.
- On Oct. 23, 2025, satellite images from Planet's SkySat constellation show the East Wing of the White House demolished and excavators clearing rubble in Washington, D.C.
- Planned as a 90,000-square-foot event space, the Trump ballroom will seat over 900 guests and cost $300 million, with donors including Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Lockheed Martin.
- A Sept. 9 SkySat image shows the intact East Wing before demolition, while Oct. 21, 2025 dramatic photographs captured excavators and heavy machinery amid the razed remains.
- In a letter published Oct. 22, Carol Quillen urged the Trump Administration and U.S. National Park Service to halt demolition until public review, while First Lady Melania Trump declined comment and President Donald Trump said funding is private.
- Built in 1902 by President Theodore Roosevelt, the East Wing was expanded in 1942 under the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration and used by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, reflecting historic White House alterations across two-plus centuries.
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5 takeaways from the demolition of the White House’s East Wing
(The Hill) -- The East Wing of the White House is no more. Aerial imagery showed that the wing of the nation’s most famous building, which has been used by first ladies for decades, has been razed. In its place, President Donald Trump intends to erect a new ballroom. Trump’s argument is that the room that is currently the largest in the White House, the East Room, is not big enough for major ceremonies. But there has been plenty of criticism abo…
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Le Journal de QuebecEast wing, which housed the First Lady's offices in particular, was shaved to make way for a new ballroom wanted by Donald Trump.
Satellite image shows East Wing of White House completely demolished to make way for "Epstein Ballroom"
Trump promised not to touch it while building his big beautiful ballroom, but when the time came, the East Wing of the White House was completely demolished in just a few days. Satellite images show that nothing now remains that side of the mansion, except rubble. — Read the rest The post Satellite image shows East Wing of White House completely demolished to make way for "Epstein Ballroom" appeared first on Boing Boing.
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