"Trump mused this week to Fox News Host Laura Ingraham about his plan to repaint the Eisenhower Executive Office Building completely white. So, you know it was always considered an ugly building, Trump said. But it's actually one of the most beautiful buildings ever built. Trump produced a mock-up of the building saying, Look at that. How beautiful that is with a coat of paint."
"The Eisenhower Executive Office Building is one of our nation's most significant architectural landmarks, Greg Werkheiser with the law firm told The Post in a statement. Any plan to alter that like the President revealed this week, especially an irreversible action like painting it all white, must be preceded by a transparent public process that includes expert consultation and a full hard look at potential harms."
President Donald Trump proposed repainting the Eisenhower Executive Office Building entirely white and showed a mock-up of the change, arguing that a white coat brings out architectural detail and calling the building both once considered ugly and also one of the most beautiful ever built. Fox host Laura Ingraham pushed back, likening the change to a "big white blob." Preservation lawyers filed an emergency petition seeking an injunction to prevent any alterations without required reviews. Advocates argued that the 137-year-old National Historic Landmark, a premier example of French Second Empire architecture built 1871–1888 with granite, slate, and cast-iron trim, requires expert consultation before irreversible actions.
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