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East wing of White House demolished for Trump ballroom
The east wing, which historically housed the primary girls’ workplaces, was in-built 1942. Within a number of days, the a part of the constructing can be demolished – for a development mission by President Trump.
As a part of development work on a brand new ballroom within the White House, the east wing of the historic constructing in Washington has now been nearly fully demolished. On Thursday afternoon (native time), solely a small remnant of the a part of the constructing in-built 1942 was seen in pictures. US President Donald Trump introduced the day earlier than that this might occur.
Work on the ballroom is anticipated to be accomplished earlier than the top of Trump’s second time period in January 2029. The Republican emphasised a number of occasions in the summertime that the brand new constructing wouldn’t have an effect on the White House. Critics due to this fact communicate of a breach of phrase. Trump’s spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt informed reporters that development plans are altering.
Monument and civil rights organizations additionally accuse Trump of interfering with the historic ensemble with out acceptable approval procedures. They are calling for a development cease till the mission has been examined by the accountable authorities.
dpa
https://www.stern.de/politik/ausland/kulturpolitik–ostfluegel-vom-weissen-haus-fuer-trumps-ballsaal-abgerissen-36157484.html