"I'm going to say, Mika, it is hard to watch that. And it's hard to believe that any president could destroy the White House and take a wrecking ball to an existing structure so historic. That is what's happening. It would be one thing if you were building on or you were doing things inside, but to take literally a wrecking ball to the White House It's grotesque. Just grotesque! Yeah."
"Construction crews began work on Monday to rip down areas of a covered entryway to make space for Trump's $250 million White House ballroom, despite having previously said the addition would be near the existing structure but would not change it. The East Wing, added to the White House complex in 1902 and last renovated in 1942, is one of the building's most significant architectural expansions."
Construction crews began work Monday to tear down parts of a covered entryway of the White House East Wing to make space for a $250 million ballroom. The planned ballroom contrasts with earlier assurances that the addition would be adjacent to the existing structure and would not alter historic fabric. The East Wing was added in 1902 and last renovated in 1942, representing one of the White House's most significant architectural expansions. Images of demolition circulated online and generated intense backlash, with critics calling the removal of historic elements grotesque and accusing the project of tearing history to shreds.
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