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Today — 24 October 2025Main stream

Trump’s Ballroom Project Claims 123-Year-Old East Wing

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By: Elisabeth Bumiller
24 October 2025 at 05:34
Mourners are outraged over President Trump’s demolition of the East Wing to make way for his $300 million ballroom. Others say it was time for change.

© Jack E. Boucher/Historical American Buildings Survey, via Library of Congress

An undated photograph of the entrance to the East Wing of the White House.
Yesterday — 23 October 2025Main stream

What to Know About the White House East Wing and Its History

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By: Ashley Ahn
23 October 2025 at 13:03
The East Wing has been a base for the first lady, an entryway for social functions and an emergency bunker.

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The East Wing of the White House after it was first built in 1902, when it was called the East Terrace.
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