A red and gray scrap hauler pulled out of the White House gates Friday morning, filled with remnants of the felled East Wing . Mangled rebar sprouted above the truck bed's rim.

The truck trundled through the streets of Washington, D.C., down Pennsylvania Avenue, past an exit for Nationals Park and then north along the Anacostia River. Uneven pavement jostled free bits of White House rubble in its wake.

A worker clears rubble after the East Wing of the White House was demolished on Oct. 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. Eric Lee / Getty Images

This week, demolition crews finished razing the East Wing and corridor that connected it to the White House residence. An upgraded walkway and 90,000-square foot ballroom will eventually take their place.

Construction began last month wit

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