Demolition Begins at White House for Trump's New Ballroom

Demolition Begins at White House for Trump's New Ballroom White House demolition begins for Trump's ballroom White House demolition begins on Trump's ballroom 🚨 Demolition of Trump’s Ballroom Starts — What It Means for Politics & Legacy Construction crews have begun demolishing part of the historic East Wing facade of the White House to make room for President Donald Trump’s new $250 million ballroom. Back in July, Trump pledged that the project wouldn't "interfere with the current building.” NBC’s Garrett Haake reports for TODAY. #todayshow #trump #news Demolition is underway at the White House to make way for a new ballroom. The construction is privately funded through donations, so a White House official says the government shutdown didn’t delay the groundbreaking. The administration has said will disclose who has contributed money to build the ballroom, but has yet to do so. The ballroom represents the biggest structural change to the mansion since the 1948 addition of the Truman Balcony that overlooks the South Lawn. President Trump says the space will be able to host 999 people, an increase from the 650 announced in July. • Read "The White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build Trump's ballroom" for more at https://www.npr.org/2025/10/20/g-s1-9... Demolition started Monday at the White House to begin building President Donald Trump’s ballroom. The White House announced the project in July, detailing a "much-needed and exquisite addition" of 90,000 square feet with a 650-person seated capacity, larger than the East Room's 200-person capacity. President Trump posted on Truth Social Monday evening to say ground had been broken on the ballroom construction. "Completely separate from the White House itself, the East Wing is being fully modernized as part of this process, and will be more beautiful than ever when it is complete!" he wrote. "For more than 150 years, every President has dreamt about having a Ballroom at the White House to accommodate people for grand parties, State Visits, etc. I am honored to be the first President to finally get this much-needed project underway — with zero cost to the American Taxpayer!" he continued. The White House has said it will disclose information on who has contributed money to build the $250 million ballroom, but has yet to do so. epstein island american economy blackout epstein fox news no kings protest Trump bushman charlie kirk assassination cnn news live epstein files epstein files update economic collapse citizen tv live usa news live gov shutdown 2025 fox news government shutdown 2025 trump latest news today politics jobs report government shutdown latest news judge house fire news new york part 2 us inflation