Rubble of White House's East Wing trucked to golf course
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Demolition crews finished taking down the White House wing Thursday while President Donald Trump defended the project.
The Washington Post editorial board praised President Trump’s controversial demolition of the East Wing of the White House. “The White House cannot simply be a museum to the past. Like America, it must evolve with the times to maintain its greatness.
The editorial board of the Washington Post, owned by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, expressed approval of President Donald Trump's 'aggressive' move to tear down the White House's East Wing in order to erect a massive ballroom funded by private corporations -- including Amazon.
The White House’s East Wing was demolished this week in a surprise round of preparations to make room for President Donald Trump’s $300 million ballroom. Trump insisted in July that his planned 90,000 square-foot ballroom would be “near” the East Wing,
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Why the demolition of the East Wing is so shocking
By Thursday, the White House’s East Wing was gone. The speed of destruction, and the projection of power, are part of the strongman playbook.