Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Deadline,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said President Donald Trump’s construction of a ballroom at the White House was “lawlessness” that warranted an investigation.
Host Nicolle Wallace said, “Senator, have you seen the live images of the destruction of the East Wing of the White House this afternoon?”
Blumenthal said, “I’ve seen some images of it, and I really believe that they are destroying an American icon, a culture and a symbol of America that is unforgivable. Apart from all of the kinds of costs involved, the millions of dollars that should be taken into account and saved, and the sources that put them at the mercy, potentially of and and beholden to the millionaires who are contributing, they are destroying a structure that is a symbol of America. I am a