Photos taken on Thursday appeared to show that the Trump administration has not only torn down the East Wing , but the East Colonnade, which included a movie theater that has hosted screenings for decades.

An AP photo showed demolition equipment right up to the main White House , known as the Executive Mansion.

A White House spokesperson did not immediately return a request for comment.

The theater — known as the White House Family Theater — is built in a former cloakroom, upgraded to a screening room by Franklin D. Roosevelt. The 40-seat cinema has largely hosted private screenings for family members, with studios supplying major releases, but presidents have also hosted higher profile, publicized screenings with guests from the entertainment industry. Steven Spielberg, for instanc

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