The White House on Tuesday dismissed anger over the demolition of parts of the building's East Wing to build a new ballroom at the behest of President Donald Trump .

"In the latest instance of manufactured outrage, unhinged leftists and their Fake News allies are clutching their pearls over President Donald J. Trump's visionary addition of a grand, privately funded ballroom to the White House," the White House said in a statement.

The White House called the ballroom "a bold, necessary addition that echoes the storied history of improvements and additions" by prior presidents.

Photos of construction workers tearing down parts of the building went viral online Monday, triggering public anger over the planned 90,000-square-foot, $250 million ballroom.

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