The Trump administration has reportedly ordered federal employees not to share photos of the East Wing demolition—a directive that’s drawing as much scrutiny as the $250 million project itself.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Treasury Department staff—whose offices overlook the construction site next door—received an email Monday evening warning them to keep quiet.

“As construction proceeds on the White House grounds, employees should refrain from taking and sharing photographs of the grounds, to include the East Wing, without prior approval from the Office of Public Affairs,” the email read.

A Treasury spokesperson later explained to the Journal that the order was intended to prevent leaks of “sensitive items, including security features or confidential structural details.”

But

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