President Donald Trump’s latest admission is poised to anger critics.

Trump defended the demolition of the East Wing for his new ballroom during an interview with Fox News late Monday — and made a new point in the process. The construction of the privately funded, 90,000-square-foot ballroom had initially piled up backlash after crews were spotted suddenly tearing down part of the White House last month, despite a pledge from Trump in July to not “interfere” with the historic building’s existing structure.

When asked to respond to criticism, including from former First Lady Michelle Obama , Trump said the East Wing was a “beautiful, little tiny structure” that had undergone previous renovations, calling it a “poor, sad sight.”

“I could’ve built the ballroom around it, but it wou

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