"As outrage grows over the construction of President Donald Trump's ballroom, the White House now says it will submit plans soon but a substantial portion of the East Wing has already been demolished. The ballroom has been a pet project for the president, who boasted last month that it would be absolutely magnificent construction and one of the best anywhere in the world, but it has sparked significant controversy."
"Trump has said the ballroom will be funded by private donors; the specifics remain murky and the endeavor has raised ethical questions. What critics find most troubling, however, is the expansive nature of the plans and the president's broken promise that the construction won't interfere with the current building and would be near [the East Wing] but not touching it."
A substantial portion of the East Wing has been demolished during construction of President Trump's planned ballroom. The ballroom is intended to be funded by private donors, though the specifics remain murky and raise ethical questions. Photographs and video show crews demolished the facade and additional major sections, exceeding promises that construction would not touch the existing building. The White House intends to submit plans to the National Capital Planning Commission after demolition and argues the NCPC cannot review demolition work. A former NCPC commissioner said demolition cannot be separated from the subsequent construction and should have been reviewed beforehand.
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