{"id":56412,"date":"2025-11-14T23:08:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T23:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/new-photos-show-demolition-of-white-houses-east-wing-to-make-way-for-trump-backed-ballroom\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T23:08:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T23:08:15","slug":"new-photos-show-demolition-of-white-houses-east-wing-to-make-way-for-trump-backed-ballroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/new-photos-show-demolition-of-white-houses-east-wing-to-make-way-for-trump-backed-ballroom\/","title":{"rendered":"New photos show demolition of White House&#8217;s East Wing to make way for Trump-backed ballroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     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data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">90,000-square-foot<\/a><\/span> ballroom championed by President Trump.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The photos \u2014 taken by Andrew Leyden at the top of the Washington Monument, which recently reopened after the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/government-shutdown-latest-trump-signs-funding-federal-agences-opening\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">government shutdown ended<\/a><\/span> \u2014 show the site that once housed the East Wing is now mostly clear of debris, which was <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/white-house-east-wing-demolition-debris\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">hauled away starting last month<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/11\/14\/4bac1f94-e220-4e0b-91ea-24d12e6c09fb\/thumbnail\/620x413\/c75af2fa53389b4285fe4ca1ccfcd46e\/gettyimages-2246106310.jpg#\" alt=\"Construction Continues On East Side Of White House Complex \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/11\/14\/4bac1f94-e220-4e0b-91ea-24d12e6c09fb\/thumbnail\/620x413\/c75af2fa53389b4285fe4ca1ccfcd46e\/gettyimages-2246106310.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/11\/14\/4bac1f94-e220-4e0b-91ea-24d12e6c09fb\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/81b0224e9943650de121c96e7cd1e3f9\/gettyimages-2246106310.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Crews continue to remove the East Wing of the White House and prepare for the ballroom&#8217;s construction as seen from the newly reopened Washington Monument on Nov. 14.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Andrew Leyden \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/11\/14\/58e2ea6c-49d2-411d-8b5e-be7fdab6b4f5\/thumbnail\/620x413\/9ad819fc586d768cb47734844c3cb03f\/gettyimages-2246106367.jpg#\" alt=\"Construction Continues On East Side Of White House Complex \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/11\/14\/58e2ea6c-49d2-411d-8b5e-be7fdab6b4f5\/thumbnail\/620x413\/9ad819fc586d768cb47734844c3cb03f\/gettyimages-2246106367.jpg 1x, 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Its sudden demolition has drawn controversy, with <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/historic-preservation-group-ballroom-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">critics arguing<\/a><\/span> it was done without enough public input and questioning the design plans for the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-ballroom-donors-white-house-stand-to-gain\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">$300 million<\/a><\/span>, donor-funded ballroom. Mr. Trump had initially said the ballroom project &#8220;won&#8217;t interfere with the current building.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has defended the move and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/articles\/2025\/10\/white-house-ballroom-proud-presidential-legacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">called the criticism<\/a> &#8220;manufactured outrage,&#8221; pointing out that other presidents have modified the White House complex and arguing that the ballroom will be a useful addition to a building with few large event spaces.<\/p>\n<p>A White House official <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/demolish-white-house-east-wing-ballroom-trump-cost\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">said last month<\/a><\/span>\u00a0that the administration will submit plans for the ballroom to the National Capital Planning Commission, a board that oversees federal construction in the D.C. area. 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