WASHINGTON

The partial government shutdown hit its 23rd day Thursday, yet much of Washington has been consumed with rage because President Donald Trump tore down the East Wing of the White House to make way for his dream Big Beautiful Ballroom.

The timing is so convenient for the 47th president that you have to wonder if Trump decided to tear down the East Wing for a new building now because it detracts from the shutdown. Naaah. He doesn’t care.

And as I think about it, the real beef critics have with the demolition may be that Trump got the tear-down done at lightning speed in a town that is used to a snail’s pace and partisan sabotage. The demo job started Monday was done by Thursday afternoon.

Four days — that’s just over a third of the 11 days during which former Trump Communicatio

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