The White House has fired all six members of an independent federal agency that reviews construction work in Washington, US media reported Tuesday, as President Donald Trump pushes to remodel the capital in his style.

The Commission of Fine Arts was expected to review some of Trump’s current projects, including a new ballroom at the White House and a triumphal arch, according to the Washington Post.

Tuesday’s firing of the panel members, also reported by the New York Times and CNN, removes a potential barrier to the president’s ambitions which architectural historians and political opponents have heavily criticized.

Trump, 79, has enthusiastically embarked on a series of renovation and building projects since returning to power in January.

The Commission of Fine Arts was established by

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