It was confirmed on Friday that the East Wing of the White House has now been completely destroyed, days after construction started on the planned $300m (£225m) ballroom that Donald Trump is adding to the historic building. The demolition marked a reversal of Trump’s earlier promise in July that none of the White House’s existing infrastructure would be torn down during construction of the ballroom. The rapid pace of the project, coupled with images of rubble at the president’s residence has elicited a chorus of disgust among White House alumni and presidential historians, while the Trump administration has dismissed the criticism as “manufactured outrage”. What is the East Wing? The East Wing was first known as the East Terrace and was built during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt in 1902. Franklin Roosevelt created the East Wing in its current form in 1942 to add working space during the war, but also to conceal an underground bunker that had been constructed for the president …
Seriously, so nothing can ever change? What is wrong with you people?? The plans look gorgeous -- heck, I just tore out a wall and redid my living room. Do a historical search on all the changes OTHER presidents have done to the White House. Your ignorance is un-attractive. Get a grip, folks. I would expend more energy on all our country's statues which have been pulled down.