| | | Even Melania Trump is distancing herself from the president’s East Wing demolition, report says First HO has maintainted public silence over $350m White House ballroom but reportedly ‘raised concerns’ in private and denied responsibility for the project
First Lady Melania Trump privately expressed disquiet about President Donald Trump’s plans to demolish the East Wing of the White House to make way for his lavish new ballroom, according to a report.
The president’s wife “raised concerns about tearing down the East Wing” and “told associates it wasn’t her project” when she was asked about the drastic redevelopment, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing unnamed administration officials.
The Independent has reached out to the White House for comment. Spokesperson Davis Ingle told the WSJ: “President Trump is a builder at heart. Make no mistake: the newly improved East Wing and brand new ballroom will make the People’s House more useful and beautiful for generations of presidents, and Americans, to come.”
Trump’s latest luxury real estate undertaking, which could end up costing as much as $350 million by his own estimation, has caused widespread consternation over the last week, with many shocked by the sight of mounds of destroyed drywall, smashed windows, insulation, wires, rubble and debris piled on the lawn of 1600 Pennsylvania. |
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