WASHINGTON — The White House on Tuesday fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency that would have reviewed President Donald Trump’s ballroom construction project , a White House official confirmed to NBC News.

The official said that the White House is “preparing to appoint a new slate of members to the commission that are more aligned with President Trump’s America First Policies” and that the six board members — all of whom were appointed by former President Joe Biden — were informed they were “terminated, effective immediately,” via a White House email.

The Washington Post first reported the firings.

The board is tasked with advising the president, Congress and the District of Columbia’s government “on matters of design and aesthetics, as

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