"The meeting was supposed to be on the design, with a final vote expected at next month's session. But the chairman, Rodney Mims Cook Jr., made a motion to also vote on final approval, and six of the seven commissioners who were all installed by the Republican president since the start of the year voted in favor twice. One commissioner, James McCrery, did not vote because he was the initial architect on the project."
""Our sitting president has actually designed a very beautiful structure," Cook said before the voting. "The United States just should not be entertaining the world in tents." Cook echoed one of Trump's arguments for adding a ballroom to the White House: It would end the long-standing practice of erecting temporary structures that Trump calls tents on the South Lawn to host visiting dignitaries for state dinners and other functions."
The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts voted to approve a proposal to demolish the East Wing and build a ballroom larger than the White House. Six of seven commissioners appointed by President Trump voted for final approval, while one abstained due to prior involvement as the project's architect. Chairman Rodney Mims Cook Jr. praised the president's design and argued against using temporary tents for state events. Some earlier design concerns prompted changes that were welcomed. The project will face further review by the National Capital Planning Commission and faces a lawsuit from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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