Ex-Biden Aide Says There’s No ‘Question’ Trump Ballroom Is ‘Needed’

David Gilmour Oct 24th, 2025, 5:10 pm

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Michael LaRosa , a former aide to Jill Biden , described the demolition of the White House’s East Wing as “sad” on Friday and added that there was “no question” that a ballroom was “probably needed.”

The remarks came after demolition work concluded Thursday, just one day after reported that the White House East Wing would be demolished in its “entirety” to make way for Trump’s new ballroom construction project, despite the president’s prior promise that work would not “interfere with the current building.”

LaRosa, who served as press secretary to the former First Lady, appeared Friday morning on Sunrise on The Hill where he said that he was “heartbr

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