The president’s mega-project raises a lot of questions – including when he’s planning on leaving

Preservationists fear for how Trump's planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom will sit alongside the White House itself, which is about 55,000 square feet.

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 East Wing first began as a terrace that existed during President Thomas Jefferson's administration.

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

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 and several other buildings are exempt from the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.

The two-story structure of drawing rooms and offices, including a walkway to the White House itself, has been turned into rubble.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said concern about the East Wing of the White House being demolished to build a grand ballroom "is maybe a little rich."

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said concern about the East Wing of the White House being demolished to build a grand ballroom "is maybe a little rich."

Trump broke his promise to leave the East Wing alone — the same way he reneged on a promise to preserve art deco friezes on a building he tore down in 1980.

Trump may have destroyed American history by razing the East Wing, but at least these corporations and rich people get to buy access to the president.

The White House's East Wing isn't Donald Trump's first tear-down. He's been raising dust and outrage since the 1980s.

The president’s mega-project raises a lot of questions – including when he’s planning on leaving

The president’s move is less an example of American exceptionalism than part of a familiar pattern