White House plans to modernize East Wing for Trump ballroom amid preservation concerns
TL;DR
The White House is demolishing the entire East Wing to build a $250 million ballroom, a project that involves extensive modernization and has sparked criticism from preservation groups and political figures, with concerns over historical preservation and transparency.
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- 'Entirety' of East Wing to be 'modernized' to build Trump ballroom: White House official ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Who is paying for Donald Trump's new White House ballroom? BBC
- Why Trump’s sudden East Wing demolition is extraordinary — and dicey CNN
- Trump’s East Wing destruction echoes his tactics at Mar-a-Lago and Trump Tower Miami Herald
- The National Trust for Historic Preservation warned that President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom would “overwhelm the White House itself,” which spans just 55,000 square feet. https://wapo.st/474paqa Facebook
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