President Donald Trump’s firing of all members of an independent federal agency expected to review some of his construction projects, including his planned $300 million White House ballroom, has sparked an online backlash.

Trump fired six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, a group of architectural experts that advises the federal government on historic preservation and public buildings, on Tuesday. The Washington Post first reported the firings.

A White House official told the newspaper that new members who were more aligned with Trump’s "America First" policies would be named to the commission.

Newsweek has contacted the White House for further comment via an email sent outside regular business hours.

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The firings come as Trump seeks to leave his mark on the n

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