The East Wing of the White House has now been demolished as construction crews turn their attention to debris removal, a White House official said.

Almost all of the East Terrace, the colonnade that connected the White House main building to the outer East Wing structure, has also been torn down.

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The East Terrace contained the White House movie theater, which will be rebuilt eventually, the official told NBC News .

Administration officials had said Wednesday that the demolition work to pave the way for President Donald Trump's planned ballroom would be completed "within days."

Trump had said in July that the ballroom “won’t interfere with the current building,” but he said Wednesday that it was determined "after rea

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