Arts panel made up of Trump appointees approves his White House ballroom proposal

Описание: (19 Feb 2026)
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1. Wide of White House demolition on East Wing

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2. Elevated view of the demolition on the East Wing

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3. STILLS of artist renderings and diagrams of the new White House East Wing and Ballroom, briefly posted on the National Capital Planning Commission's website ahead of a March 5 hearing (AP Photos shot by Jon Elswick; ID: 26048803544181 & 26048803579320)
4. STILLS of artist renderings of the new White House East Wing and Ballroom (AP Photos shot by Jon Elswick; ID: 26048803700560, 26048712714961, 26048803641151)

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5. US President Donald Trump walking out of White House

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6. President Trump speaking to reporters

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7. STILL of President Trump speaking during a Black History Month event in the East Room of the White House (AP Photo shot by Evan Vucci; ID: 26049741507014)

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8. STILL of the construction of the ballroom at the White House (AP Photo shot by Pablo Martinez Monsivais; ID: 26013603552476)

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9. Various of demolition underway on the East Wing of the White House
STORYLINE:
A FEDERAL PANEL HAS APPROVED PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S PLAN TO BUILD A MASSIVE BALLROOM ON THE SITE OF THE FORMER WHITE HOUSE EAST WING.

THE U.S. COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS, A PANEL MADE UP OF TRUMP APPOINTEES, HELD A MEETING THURSDAY THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE DESIGN OF THE BALLROOM.

BUT THE CHAIRMAN MADE A MOTION TO ALSO VOTE ON FINAL APPROVAL, SAYING, "THE UNITED STATES JUST SHOULD NOT BE ENTERTAINING THE WORLD IN TENTS.”

THE PROPOSAL CALLS FOR A BALLROOM ROUGHLY TWICE THE SIZE OF THE WHITE HOUSE.

TRUMP'S DECISION TO DEMOLISH THE EAST WING BACK IN OCTOBER PROMPTED PUBLIC OUTCRY.

IT BEGAN WITHOUT THE INDEPENDENT REVIEWS, CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL AND PUBLIC COMMENT THAT ARE TYPICAL EVEN FOR RELATIVELY MINOR CHANGES TO HISTORIC BUILDINGS IN WASHINGTON.

THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS SUED TO HALT CONSTRUCTION OF THE BALLROOM.

A COURT DECISION IN THE CASE IS PENDING.

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