As photos of a backhoe tearing into the East Wing of the White House went viral this week, the realization appeared to finally sink in for the public that the “much-needed and exquisite” ballroom touted by President Donald Trump might not add to the People’s House so much as devour it.

Trump admitted from the Oval Office late Wednesday that the renovation will “obviously” be the “biggest change” ever made to the White House, after his spokespeople had spent the day insisting the project was no different from renovations made by prior presidents.

The East Wing had to be torn down completely, Trump said, in order to “do it properly.” And besides it was “very small” and “was never thought of as being much” anyway.

On Monday, an excavator was seen tearing into the entranceway to the Eas

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