Demolition Begins on Part of White House After Trump Promised Ballroom Wouldn’t ‘Interfere’ With Historic Structure

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Oct 20th, 2025, 4:51 pm

Demolition has begun on a portion of the East Wing of the White House in preparation for Donald Trump’s $250 million ballroom project.

reported Monday , “Construction teams were demolishing a portion of the East Wing, with a backhoe ripping through the structure, according to a photo shared with The Washington Post and two people who witnessed the activity and spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe it.”

This, despite Trump’s “pledge that construction of the $250 million addition wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing” historic building, the report said.

“It won’t interfere with the current building. It won’t b

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