White House East Wing demolished
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The East Wing played second banana to the West Wing, but the home of the first lady’s office was the source of quiet power and influence.
CNN Senior Political Commentator Adam Kinzinger and CNN Political Commentators Brad Todd, Xochitl Hinojosa, and Kristen Soltis Anderson join Jake to discuss whether Trump could pay a political price for tearing down the East Wing of the White House.
Fox News host Johnny “Joey” Jones declared Democrats “stupid” for caring what President Donald Trump does to the East Wing of the White House. “People do not care about this,” Jones said on The Big Weekend Show on Saturday.
Ballroom Blitz: Why a non-profit director says Trump can’t skip public input on East Wing demolition
The public is weighing in with outrage on President Trump’s decision to demolish the historic East Wing of the White House. The new ballroom to be constructed has seen multiple price bumps and is set to be larger than the White House itself.
The plans Mr. Trump has shown thus far indicate that there will be stairs from the South Lawn leading to the East Wing ballroom. But they show a difference in design: two smaller staircases or one larger one. McCrery Architects, the firm hired for the project, did not respond to a request for comment.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tells Meet the Press that President Trump “is a master builder” as the East Wing of the White House is torn down — adding that he’s been watching the demolition unfold from his office at the Treasury building.
President Trump visits Asia this week to work on trade deals with allies and to try pushing a deal with China.