Trees are being torn down outside the White House as construction gets under way on President Donald Trump’s $200 million ballroom.

Work crews were seen cutting down trees and branches around the East Wing on Tuesday as the president’s vanity project gathers speed.

The White House announced in July plans to add a ballroom to the historic building, with work set to begin in September. But key details surrounding the project largely remain a mystery, including how many trees will have to be removed to make way for the extension.

Officials say the ballroom will be “substantially separated” from the main White House while still being “almost identical” in architectural style.

A White House official told The Washington Post last week that the project is in the “preservation stage,” during w

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