A video of Donald Trump promising that the East Wing will not be damaged during construction of his White House ballroom has resurfaced. In the clip from 31 July, the president swears that the $250m (£186m) development will not “interfere” with the existing building, which he claimed was his “favorite”. “It’ll be near it [the construction] but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of… I love it.” On Monday (20 October), crews began tearing down parts of the East Wing, which Mr Trump said is now being “fully modernised”. He said the new ballroom would be “a lot of fun” and confirmed the construction had begun.

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.

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

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

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

A video of Donald Trump promising that the East Wing will not be damaged during construction of his White House ballroom has resurfaced. In the clip from 31 July, the president…

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.

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…

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

In 1980, Trump destroyed Art Deco sculptures he'd promised to the Met to speed up Trump Tower's construction—now he's demolishing the White House's East Wing for a massive…

The president previously vowed not to touch the East Wing — "my favorite!" — amid his plans to install a massive, privately funded ballroom.

The White House East Wing will be demolished to create a new ballroom for President Trump, with completion expected in two weeks.

Donald Trump has shown off plans for his golden ballroom, claiming it has been "wanted for at least 150 years". Holding up images of the ballroom on Wednesday (October 22), the…

Trump said Wednesday that the 90,000 square foot ballroom will cost $300 million, higher than the original estimated price tag of $200 million.