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White House starts East Wing demolition for Trump's ballroom

The White House on Monday started tearing down part of the East Wing, the traditional base of operations for the first lady, to build President Donald Trump’s ballroom despite lacking approval for construction from the federal agency that oversees such projects. Dramatic photos of the demolition work showed a backhoe tearing into the East Wing façade and windows and other building parts in tatters on the ground. Some reporters watched from a park near the Treasury Department, which is next door to the East Wing. Trump announced the start of construction in a social media post and referenced the work while hosting 2025 college baseball champs Louisiana State University and LSU-Shreveport in the East Room. He noted the work was happening “right behind us.” The White House has moved ahead with the massive construction project despite not yet having sign-off from the National Capital Planning Commission, which approves construction work and major renovations to government buildings in the Washington area. Its chairman, Will Scharf, who is also the White House staff secretary and one of Trump’s top aides, said at the commission’s September meeting that agency does not have jurisdiction over demolition or site preparation work for buildings on federal property. It was unclear whether the White House had submitted the ballroom plans for the agency’s review and approval. The White House did not respond to a request for comment and the commission’s offices are closed because of the government shutdown. The Republican president had said in July when the project was announced that the ballroom would not interfere with the mansion itself. #shortsfeed #shortsfeeds #shortsvideos #shortsyoutube #youtube #youtubeshorts #apnews #associatedpress #news #newshorts #newsshorts #apnewslatest #topnews #topnewstoday #topnewstv #topnewsstories #whitehouse #trump #presidenttrump #eastwing #construction #politics #fdr #demolition ▶️ Subscribe to Local 5 on YouTube: bit.ly/local5youtube_subscribe Facebook: / weareiowa X: x.com/weareiowa5news Instagram: / weareiowa 💻 Stream us on WeAreIowa+: weareiowa.com/article/ent. . 📱 Download the We Are Iowa app: weareiowa.com/app 📩 Get Local 5’s "5 Things to Know" email newsletter in your inbox: weareiowa.com/email