Ex-congressman calls major renovation ‘utter desecration’ as demolition in East Wing reportedly under way

Ex-congressman calls major renovation ‘utter desecration’ as demolition in East Wing reportedly under way

Crews tore down a massive covered entryway and windows in the East Wing to make way for Trump's new event space.

Trump said during an event in the East Room on Oct. 20 that the ballroom construction work began earlier in the day.

The enormous new venue is funded by private donors, which has raised ethical concerns.

The enormous new venue is funded by private donors, which has raised ethical concerns.

WASHINGTON: The White House on Monday started tearing down part of the East Wing, the traditional base of operations for the first lady, to build President Donald Trump’s…

The White House begins demolishing part of the East Wing to construct a 90,000-square-foot ballroom for President Trump.

The privately funded ballroom will be approximately 90,000 square feet, much larger than the White House itself.

The White House began demolishing the East Wing to make room for President Donald Trump's $250 million ballroom on Monday.

Workers began ripping into the White House facade on Monday

It's the first major structural change to the mansion since extensive renovations under President Truman in 1948.

President Donald Trump said in July that construction of his White House ballroom "won't interfere with the current building," referring to the East Wing.

The White House has set a very ambitious deadline for the ballroom to be ready for use.

Preservation groups have called for a halt to plans for a new ballroom - but Trump says the work is a "beautiful sound".

Amid backlash over footage of East Wing being partly demolished, White House reportedly intends to send plans for new construction

Donald Trump is continuing to demolish the White House’s East Wing to make room for his $250million ballroom. On Monday (20 October), crews began tearing down parts of the…

The start of construction on the president’s $250m ballroom marks a regression to his property wheeler-dealer days

Construction of Trump's opulent White House ballroom continues with demolition work on East Wing

US President Donald Trump previously said that his ballroom addition would not "interfere with the current building".

When the White House first released the plans for the ballroom, President Donald Trump told reporters it would not be 'touching' any building