A preservationist group is suing President Donald Trump for his construction of the East Wing ballroom, arguing in a lawsuit filed Friday that the wing's demolition did not undergo appropriate reviews and demanding the rebuilding cease immediately...
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/12/trump-east-wing-ballroom-lawsuit-00689260
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF_1eTP_RDU
"We are deeply concerned that the massing height of the proposed new construction will overwhelm the White House itself – it is 55,000 sq ft – and may also permanently disrupt carefully balanced classical design of the White House with its two smaller, and lower, East and West Wings," the group said in the letter…
Critics have pointed out that Trump over the summer said new construction would not affect the existing structure.
"It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it, but not touching it, and [it] pays total respect to the existing building, which I'm the biggest fan of," Trump said…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/22/white-house-trump-new-ballroom-demolition
