The People’s House or Trump’s House? Ex-Trump WH official slams ballroom renovation
MSNBC
Oct 23, 2025
President Trump is defending the demolition of the East Wing of the White House for his $300 million ballroom. MSNBC Senior White House Correspondent Vaughn Hillyard joins with the latest on the project. Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University Julian Zelizer, former White House Deputy Press Secretary in the first Trump administration Sarah Matthews, and independent political strategist Reed Galen join Chris Jansing to weigh in on the renovation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lMRApZbDEo
The entirety of the White House East Wing appears to have been torn down as Trump's plans for new ballroom move ahead, photos show. https://t.co/I2ibtSTevC
— CNN International (@cnni) October 23, 2025
The demolition of the East Wing of the White House is currently underway.
— ABC News (@ABC) October 23, 2025
Demolition be completed as soon as this weekend to allow for the construction of what President Trump says is his planned $300 million ballroom, sources said. https://t.co/OUz0hZ1jpQ pic.twitter.com/G6K5R4XNN9
Historian on what Trump's White House renovation reveals about him
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) October 22, 2025
Watch the full video here: https://t.co/ImqelLIPnu pic.twitter.com/KhvWo6G0u7
Here are the corporations and donors footing the bill for Trump’s new White House ballroom https://t.co/zwTnK0dJKG pic.twitter.com/Yie1oVSduo
— New York Post (@nypost) October 23, 2025
