The $250 million East Wing expansion has quickly become one of the most contentious projects in recent presidential history. Despite earlier assurances from the Trump administration that construction would not interfere with the White House’s historic structure, photographs and eyewitness reports painted a very different picture. Heavy machinery could be seen smashing through parts of the presidential residence’s east side, while the sounds of demolition echoed across the White House campus. Security fencing concealed much of the work from public view, but a handful of onlookers, including Secret Service agents and maintenance personnel near the Treasury Department steps, witnessed the early stages of the controversial project.Continue reading…
