Trump, White House and new ballroom
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The construction is part of President Donald Trump's plan to build a ballroom on the eastern side of the White House.
A former chief historian of the White House Historical Association has slammed the demolition of the East Wing to make way for President Donald Trump ’s $250 million ballroom. Edward Lengel suggested the Founding Fathers would be “disgusted” by the changes and warned CNN ’s Erin Burnett that more controversial changes could be on the way.
President Donald Trump’s move to demolish part of the White House to make way for a $250 million ballroom is eliciting outrage and calls for more oversight before any further changes are made.