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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The White House dismissed the six members of an independent agency to review the construction work in Washington.
Trump wants the ugliest White House ballroom—by any means necessary
The White House has fired all six members of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency that helps shape the look of Washington’s monuments and federal buildings. “On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as a member of the Commission of Fine Arts is terminated, effective immediately,” read an email reviewed by The Washington Post and sent late Tuesday by a staffer in the White Ho…
Trump terminates entire Biden-appointed design commission to move forward with renovations · American Wire News
Leftist outrage over the president’s efforts at Washington, D.C., beautification came as the chief executive terminated an entire commission in his latest move based on Democrat precedent. With a business career forged in impacting skylines in multiple cities, President Donald Trump’s savvy for tackling construction projects came to bear in the nation’s capital. After razing the East Wing to make way for the White House Ballroom and ahead of pla…
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