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President Donald Trump is carrying out plans to demolish the East Wing of the White House in order to add a $200 million ballroom

For decades, the East Wing has served as an office space for the first lady after Rosalynn Carter started the tradition in 1977

Demolition is slated to be completed by this weekend

President Donald Trump is tearing down a portion of the White House to build a ballroom , despite his previous claims that the construction would not demolish the East Wing.

In a Wednesday, Oct. 22 article published by The New York Times , the outlet claimed to have confirmed the demolition of the East Wing with a senior official who was not authorized to publicly speak about the work, which is slated to be completed by this weekend.

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