White House East Wing has been demolished

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The East Wing of the White House is gone. Here's a look at some of the history made there
Betty Ford reportedly said that if the White House West Wing is the “mind” of the nation, then the East Wing — the traditional power center for first ladies — is the “heart.” That “heart” beat for more than 100 years as first ladies and their teams worked from their East Wing offices on everything from stopping drug abuse and

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The White House’s East Wing is now demolished. Here’s what was lost
President Trump Has Officially Demolished The East Wing — Here Are 37 Unforgettable Historical Pictures Of It From The Last 132 Years
Trump Takes a Wrecking Ball to the People’s House
We now live in a democracy in which a president, with neither public notice nor permission, demolished part of the White House and no one tried to stop him.

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White House demolition sparks criticism over Trump ballroom
The East Wing’s destruction spotlights an absentee first lady
'Corruption at its core': Bay Area tech giants helping fund Trump's $300M ballroom
“So the People’s House is basically being sold to the highest bidder. It is corruption at its core,” said former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the talk show “ The View .”

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5 takeaways from the demolition of the White House’s East Wing
White House East Wing demolition is a ‘perfect metaphor’ for the Trump administration

The East Wing is gone. Here’s why it’s been called ‘the heart’ of the nation.

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.

My Quest to Find the East Wing Rubble

When the president of the United States decides to demolish the East Wing of the White House to construct a ballroom, all that stucco and molding and wood has to go somewhere. So I tried to find it.

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.

Big Tech and other firms pressed over donations to Trump's East Wing project: 'You owe Americans an explanation'

A lawmaker demanded companies who donated to Trump's ballroom project release the size of the donations and if they were promised anything in return.

Fox News Host Declares ‘Nobody Cares’ About East Wing Teardown

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.

'Meet the Press' Roundtable: East Wing Renovation Really Touched A Nerve, Who Will Blink First In Shutdown Showdown?

NBC's Kristen Welker hosts The New Yorker's Susan Glasser, CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin, former Democratic press aide Ashley Etienne, and Marc Short, the former Trump director of legislative affairs. They discuss Treasury Secretary Bessent's comments suggesting the U.

‘This is moving at warp speed’: Scott Bessent defends East Wing demolition

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.

Politics chat: East Wing demolition, sanctions on Russia, redistricting

President Trump visits Asia this week to work on trade deals with allies and to try pushing a deal with China.
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