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The entire East Wing of the White House will be demolished to make room for the massive ballroom that President Donald Trump is building, a senior White House official said Wednesday.

The disclosure came three months after Trump promised that the East Wing's structure would not be touched to build the $250 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom.

Images showing the demolition of part of the East Wing triggered public anger this week.

"Plans changed," the White House official told CNBC on Wednesday.

That official cited "structural reasons" for the decision to knock down the entire East Wing.

"The East Wing will be more modern and beautiful than ever before," the official said, addin

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