Photos of the week | October 17-23, 2025 - Roll Call This week saw dueling news conferences, the nationwide No Kings protest, and the demolition of the East Wing of the White House. Roll Call · Oct 24, 2025
Trump team revises White House timeline with ‘drug user’ Hunter Biden, Clinton embracing Monica and Obama in a turban The revised White House ‘Major Events Timeline’ comes as as crews are demolishing the historic East Wing to indulge the president in his $300 million ballroom The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2025
Trump Completes Demolition Of White House East Wing: Satellite Images Demolition workers have finished tearing down the White House's entire East Wing to make way for US President Donald Trump's giant new $300 million ballroom, satellite pictures showed Thursday. International Business Times · Oct 24, 2025
Trump’s East Wing destruction sparks series of memes mocking what’s next for the White House While Trump previously said he wouldn’t interfere with the existing structure of the East Wing, his construction crews began to tear it down this week The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025
If Trump’s East Wing demolition shocks you, check out what he did to priceless works meant for the Metropolitan Museum of Art A young Trump took on development of a historic Art Deco building on Fifth Avenue in the late 1970s The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025
Trump’s ballroom blitz sparks chorus of disgust: ‘The perfect symbol’ Obama once joked about what a gaudy Trump White House would look like – the president seems bent on proving him right The Guardian - US · Oct 23, 2025
Trump reveals the friends who convinced him to call off surging troops into San Francisco: Live updates California Governor Gavin Newsom had threatened to sue the Trump administration if the president deployed the National Guard to the state The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025
Trump defends $300M ballroom project: "We had to take down the existing" East Wing A D.C. historical group said the planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom "will overwhelm the White House itself." Axios · Oct 23, 2025
Trump now says his ballroom will cost $300M and the entire East Wing of the White House will be demolished to make space Trump admitted the price of his gold-plated 90,000 square-foot ballroom was likely going to cost $100 million more than the initial price tag The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025
US sanctions major Russian oil companies and calls for Moscow to accept immediate Ukraine ceasefire – as it happened Trump says he canceled meeting with Putin because ‘we have good conversations but then they don’t go anywhere’ The Guardian - US · Oct 22, 2025
Big? Beautiful? Donald Trump is literally ripping apart the home of US democracy. Is anyone really surprised? Demolition work has begun on part of the White House’s East Wing to make way for the president’s ballroom. Truly, these are post-satirical times, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2025
Stephen Colbert on Trump’s White House East Wing demolition: ‘So deeply unsettling’ Late-night hosts discuss the president’s partial demolition of the East Wing for his $250m gilded ballroom project The Guardian - US · Oct 22, 2025
Karoline Leavitt blames Democrats being ‘jealous’ for outrage over White House demolition for Trump’s ballroom ‘He’s the builder-in-chief,’ the White House Press Secretary said of the president while defending his new ballroom project The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2025
Hillary Clinton Blasts Trump Over White House Ballroom: 'He's destroying it' As Demolition Begins The former US Secretary of State criticised the demolition of the East Wing facade of the White House to make way for a ballroom. International Business Times UK · Oct 21, 2025
International Business Times UK · Oct 21, 2025 White House Demolition Gives Way to £186M Ballroom as Donald Trump Breaks Promise Not To Destroy East Wing Previously, Donald Trump said that the ballroom will not interfere with the current White House building. Unfortunately, it did as the East Wing is now being demolished.
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025 Trump promises his ballroom construction won’t ‘interfere’ with White House in resurfaced video A video of Donald Trump promising that the East Wing will not be damaged during construction of his White House ballroom has resurfaced.
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025 Viral images of White House demolition spark edict to Treasury staffers next door after critics shred Trump ballroom work as ‘grotesque’ Treasury Department employees told in email that they could ‘potentially reveal sensitive items, including security features’ by snapping photos of the work, and sharing them online
Benzinga · Oct 21, 2025 Elizabeth Warren Says Trump Is Deaf To Cost Of Living 'Over The Sound Of Bulldozers' Knocking Down White House Wing For New Grand Ballroom Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Monday mocked President Donald Trump over fresh demolition work over at the White House, saying complaints about the rising cost of living won't register "over the sound of bulldozers" tearing into the East Wing for a grand ballroom.
International Business Times UK · Oct 21, 2025 White House East Wing Demolition: Trump Begins Razing White House Without Permission—Again Trump has begun demolishing part of the White House East Wing for a £186 million ballroom, sparking outrage over bypassed approvals and threats to the site's heritage.
International Business Times · Oct 21, 2025 Trump Demolishes Part Of White House For New Ballroom Donald Trump has often been dubbed a political wrecking ball for his unorthodox style -- and now the US president has literally started demolition work on the White House.
The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2025 Trump’s wrecking crew starts East Wing demolition for White House ballroom: ‘More damage than the British did in 1814’ Workers began ripping into the White House facade on Monday
The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2025 The White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build Trump's ballroom The White House has started tearing down part of the East Wing to build the ballroom President Donald Trump wants added to the building
Benzinga · Aug 5, 2025 Trump's $200 Million White House Ballroom Addition Plan See Experts Cry Out For More Guardrails: 'There Aren't Any Checks And Balances' Preservation experts say President Donald Trump's push to add a $200 million, 90,000-square-foot state ballroom to the White House by 2029 risks sacrificing history for haste. The White House will begin the East Wing addition in September, a project that would be the mansion's largest structural change since the Truman…
Top News · Jan 22, 2025 Melania Trump Prepares For Prominent Role In Second Term First Lady Melania Trump prepares for an active role in the East Wing, focusing on public engagement and initiatives for her husband's second term.
Top News · Nov 22, 2024 Melania Trump Appoints Hayley Harrison As Chief Of Staff First Lady Melania Trump appoints Hayley Harrison as Chief of Staff for her second term at the East Wing, emphasizing commitment to her platform and key pr...