US EditionWhite House fires arts commission expected to review Trump construction projects
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump fired the entire six-member Commission of Fine Arts, with an adviser in the Presidential Personnel Office saying terminations were effective immediately via email.
- The independent Commission of Fine Arts advises on design and aesthetics and was expected to review Trump-backed plans for a triumphal arch and a $300 million ballroom in Washington, D.C.
- The 115-year-old commission had six members appointed by President Joe Biden, with several holding terms beyond 2028 and former head Billie Tsien resigning earlier this year.
- The White House says the ballroom will be built before Trump's term ends and funded by Trump, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, and Harold G. Hamm, while costs exceed $350,000,000.
- Architectural experts note President Donald Trump may sidestep the commission’s review by citing a 1947 precedent, while models shown October 15, 2025 depict the Independence Arch, which Trump said was for `Me`.
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President Donald Trump is getting rid of members of the federal agency that would have reviewed his planned building projects as he works to physically remake Washington, D.C. Trump fired all members of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) on October 28. The commission, a federal agency established by Congress, has shaped the look of the nation’s capital for more than a century, from its museums and monuments to office buildings and parks, and…
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