Presidents have brought their own tastes, needs, and quirks, and the White House reflects it all.

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.

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

Presidents have brought their own tastes, needs, and quirks, and the White House reflects it all.

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

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

WASHINGTON: The White House on Thursday announced that construction on a massive, new $200 million ballroom will begin in September and be ready before President Donald Trump ‘s…

He has already turned the Oval Office into a wrestler’s changing room. Now the president is building a place so gilded Nero would feel at home. Why did he pick an architect whose…

Personal tastes of presidents - as well as the demands of a growing federal government - has helped dictate changes over time to the White House.