"It would be bad enough if Trump's biggest priority was just building a gilded vanity project for himself, but it's so much worse, he said. Because to do it, he's tearing down a somewhat well-known and beloved piece of property. That would be the entire East Wing of the presidential residence, which has stood for 120 years. He's tearing down the entire East Wing to build his stupid ballroom."
"So he basically promised to treat it like his marriage, Meyers quipped. Trump said plans had changed after really a tremendous amount of study with some of the best architects in the world. Oh yeah? Who was the architect you talked to, Godzilla? Meyers joked. Outrage has been swift, if ineffective. The National Trust for Historic Preservation sent a letter to Trump saying that the addition would overwhelm the structure and asked him to pause construction until the plans could be reviewed."
The East Wing of the White House, a 120-year-old structure, faces demolition to make way for a $300 million gilded ballroom funded by corporate sponsors. The project reverses earlier promises that no demolition would occur and that any addition would not touch the existing building. Historic preservation groups, including the National Trust for Historic Preservation, requested a pause and review, warning that the addition would overwhelm the structure. Late-night commentary ridiculed the project as a vanity undertaking, questioned the architects consulted, and compared the renovation to a destructive makeover. Public outrage has been vocal but has not halted planning.
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