Posted on 10/25/2025 7:42:24 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
As the walls come down on the part of the White House that’s been synonymous with American first ladies for decades, Melania Trump has remained silent.
The first lady has not publicly spoken about the demolition of the East Wing, which has served as the headquarters for presidential spouses since the Carter administration, even though its destruction has now upended her team’s office space and forced the halt of White House tours for the general public.
Her office declined to comment when asked by CNN if she had a reaction to the gutting of the historic wing. Crews began work this week to build President Donald Trump’s long-sought ballroom — sparking outcry among some former East Wing staffers of both parties. Asked if the first lady is supportive of the project, her office would not say.
Melania Trump has spent minimal time in the East Wing — which has long served as the entry point for grand White House events like state dinners and receptions — during her husband’s second term in office, eschewing the nation’s capital for New York and Palm Beach, where she spends the vast majority of her time.
In Washington, she employs a skeletal staff compared to the first term — with just five full-time staff members as of July — but those staffers have relocated during the construction to other office space on White House grounds, according to a White House official.
The Office of the First Lady and the social office — which oversees major events at the White House — are now inside the executive mansion, split between the Vermeil Room, the South Mezzanine, the Library and the China Room.
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CNN is a dwarf of what it once was. This is not a story
What utter horse caca.
Melania Trump has spent minimal time in the East Wing — which has long served as the entry point for grand White House events like state dinners and receptions
Had. The building is gone so they writer should have used the past tense.
If you don’t think Trump said....”Melania....where do you want your new office?”....you’re as dumb as a rock.
Oh sure it is. It’s irrefutable proof she’s sick of The Donald.
GREAT POINT!!
Democrats must truly be truly desperate, trying to turn some White House renovations into a major political issue.
Denial.
What?
Interesting that they're not talking more about the government shutdown.
“The entry point....” Is that like the wet room, because “Don’t bring your muddy shoes into the house!!!!” ?
😂😂😂😂
There are the matters of presidential security and the desire to not interfere with downtown DC traffic.
Perhaps ballroom space could have been created in the Treasury building and Treasury offices relocated to vacant GAO space.
You have to go on the Yahoo! "news" FEED.
Every other "story" is a dig at Trump or his people.
"Look! Steven Miller dropped a gum wrapper! a BLUE gum wrapper - it shows that he's incompetent and HATES Donald Trump!!!"
Those people are TDS nutters.
I hope they scoured it for evidence of Hillary’s crimes before the demolition... If Sandy Burger was hiding top secret files in his socks... God knows where Hillary squirreled away her ‘top secret’ files.
They’re desperate. They see political power slipping away for a long, long time, and are hair on fire crazy trying to do something about it.
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