White House demolition begins for East Wing ballroom project

Name: White House demolition begins for East Wing ballroom project
Uploaded: 2025-10-21T13:59:56Z
Duration: 3 min 3 s
Description: The White House on Monday began demolishing part of the East Wing, the traditional home to the first lady’s offices, to make way for President Donald Trump’s proposed $250 million ballroom despite not having construction approval from the federal agency that oversees such projects.

The White House on Monday began demolishing part of the East Wing, the traditional home to the first lady’s offices, to make way for President Donald Trump’s proposed $250 million ballroom despite not having construction approval from the federal agency that oversees such projects.

Posted October 21, 2025 9:59am EDT