"Associated Press photos on Thursday show the entire White House East Wing has been demolished as US President Donald Trump moves forward with a ballroom construction. The two-storey structure of drawing rooms and offices, including a walkway to the White House itself, has been turned into rubble."
"It has been completely demolished as part of the Republican president's plan to build what he said is now a $300 million (£225 million) ballroom nearly twice the size of the White House itself."
"Mr Trump said on Wednesday that keeping the East Wing would have "hurt a very, very expensive, beautiful building" that he said presidents have wanted for years."
Photographs show the entire White House East Wing reduced to rubble to clear space for a new ballroom. The two-storey complex of drawing rooms and offices, including a connecting walkway to the residence, was demolished. The demolition is part of a Republican plan for a roughly $300 million (£225 million) ballroom whose proposed footprint approaches twice the size of the current White House. The removal of the East Wing eliminates historic interior rooms and the external passageway. One quoted rationale states that keeping the wing would have "hurt a very, very expensive, beautiful building" presidents have wanted for years.
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