A clear majority of Americans oppose President Donald Trump’s demolition of the White House East Wing to construct a 9,000 square foot ballroom, new polling data has shown.

Fifty-six percent of Americans are against the demolition plan, a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos survey revealed on Thursday, with 45 percent stating they “strongly” oppose it.

In contrast, just 28 percent of the public supports tearing down the East Wing and replacing it with a ballroom, which is being financed by $300 million in private donations.

The issue, as with most hot-button topics, reveals a stark partisan divide that breaks down largely along party lines. A staggering 88 percent of Democrats and 61 percent of Independents oppose the project, with the vast majority of support coming from Republican voters,

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