[Pollard]

Construction crews began dismantling the East Wing on Monday, even as the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) has not granted approval for the ballroom itself.

A demolition permit is separate from a building permit.

There are a ton of posts on X detailing all the presidents, including many democrat, that have renovated or remodeled the WH. That includes reconstruction after some leftists bombed it.

[Sacajaweau]

The east wing was added in 1902...and expanded in 1942.

I'm sure the original Whitehouse didn't have bullet proof windows. Things change!!

[Jamestown1630]

Anyone who has actually been to the White House knows how badly this is needed. The East Room has been inadequate for decades, and giant tents on the south lawn, susceptible to the weather, were miserable.

These people just want to criticize Trump. If Obama had done it, they’d all be praising him for it.