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Demolition begins on White House's East Wing to build Trump's ballroom

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On Monday, workers began demolishing part of the East Wing of the White House to build President Trump's $250 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom, even though the federal agency that oversees White House projects has not given approval.

Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with Lindsay Chervinsky, presidential historian and executive director of the George Washington Presidential Library.

This segment aired on October 21, 2025.

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