Photos show the White House East Wing before and after demolition began to make way for Trump's ballroom

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The East Wing, before and after.
The East Wing, before and after.

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Trump Backs Off Invading San Francisco After Talk With Nvidia and Salesforce CEOs

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Rainy Day In San Francisco, California

Elon Musk Doesn’t Give a Fuck About Poverty

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the public memorial service for right-wing activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on September 21, 2025.

Trump calls off planned 'surge' of federal forces in San Francisco after talking to Jensen Huang and Marc Benioff

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Trump said he made the decision after speaking with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, among others.

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See the list of donors funding Trump's new White House ballroom, including Apple, Meta, and Amazon

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Trump said on Wednesday that the new ballroom will cost "about $300 million."

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Hotel operators say they're bleeding cash in the hundreds of millions and need the government shutdown to end now

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Hoteliers say they are suffering from the government shutdown.

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Democrats Will Launch a ‘Master ICE Tracker’ to Monitor Misconduct

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YouTube's settlement with Trump is helping pay for the White House demolition and ballroom

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Construction equipment tear down part of the East Wing of the White House to construct Trump's ballroom
Alphabet is helping pay for President Donald Trump's plan to build a White House ballroom.

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Who’s Paying for Trump’s Ridiculous White House Ballroom?

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Heavy machinery tears down a section of the East Wing of the White House as construction begins on President Donald Trump's planned ballroom, in Washington, DC, on October 21, 2025.

Trump is adding a ballroom to the East Wing. Photos from the 1950s show the last major White House renovation.

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The White House during the Truman renovation in 1950.

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