They said the East Wing would stand forever. Then the backhoes arrived.
On a windy October morning, camera crews caught excavators biting into the East Wing so a new White House ballroom could rise. Joe Scarborough stared into the lens and called it “grotesque,” a “wrecking ball” moment that treated the People’s House like a set piece. Mika Brzezinski winced and asked why anyone would tear into a national icon for a 90,000-square-foot hall of chandeliers. Their show rolled clips of the demolition and repeated the word that stuck: grotesque.
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Outside the studio lights, the facts were plainer than the adjectives. Demolition on the East Wing began October 20, 2025, to make room for President Trump’s ballroom, a privately funded project the White House says will finally give state events a proper home instead of tents on the South Lawn. Reporters noted that earlier assurances about “not touching” the structure had given way to a full teardown. Officials now talk about a glass bridge linking the residence to the new hall. Preservation groups object. The press keeps count of the square footage and the price tag. And the work goes on. The Washington Post+4The Washington Post+4The Wall Street Journal+4
Scarborough’s outrage sounds new.
Then, another MSNBC moron, Chris Hayes gave his 2 cents about how Trump wants to be a king because of the way he’s building the ballroom.
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So many brain-dead leftist media hacks are repeating that Trump said he would not touch the main White House. Well, he didn’t.
Don’t believe the usual nonsense from the Libtarded Left. It is always to take a look in perspective, like the Trump White House renovations: pic.twitter.com/dySIpowOKF
— Brandon (@WILDMANBS) October 22, 2025
The West Wing, where the Oval Office is and where the real business of the presidency happens, is on the opposite end of the White House from the East Wing. But don’t tell the liberals that; half of them can’t tell their East from their West.
Senator Elizabeth Warren a.k.a.Chief Crazy Bitch, also chimes in:
This is Trump’s presidency in a single photo: Illegal, destructive, and not helping you. pic.twitter.com/KOqk4mADpE
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) October 21, 2025
These are the same people who cheered when statues of our Founders were yanked down and dragged through the streets during the Saint George Floyd riots. They clapped like trained seals when mobs torched federal buildings, then turned around and blamed Trump for the flames. They were silent when churches were set on fire, when cops were ambushed, and when private businesses were looted into rubble. But now? Now they’re crying foul because Trump wants to add a ballroom to the White House. Priorities, right?
Let’s face it. The lefties are complaining about the ballroom because it’s Donald Trump. Had it been any Democrat president, you wouldn’t hear a peep out of them. Some of them are actually complaining about tax dollars being used, but I guess they missed the memo that not a single taxpayer dime is being used for this project. Trump is paying for it himself, using his own money and donations.
There was a reason why the E wing was chosen. Traditionally, the East Wing of the White House has been used for the Office of the First Lady and her staff, as well as for social functions, events, and as a visitor entrance. Social functions and events can happen in a beautiful ballroom. And from what I understand, this ballroom will be as elegant as everything else in the White House.
Hillary Clinton chimed in with her usual demeaning nonsense.
It’s not his house.
It’s your house.
And he’s destroying it. pic.twitter.com/YchFF5U1nO
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 21, 2025
Well, Hillary, it’s his house for the next four years, not yours, and thank the good Lord above for that. And let’s not forget, Hillary’s husband had such disregard for the grandeur of the White House that he was having sex in the Oval Office with an intern half his age. Ronald Reagan once said that he had such reverence for the Oval Office that he never went in there without a jacket on. Bill Clinton didn’t want to keep his pants on.
is a first lady who allowed her husband to do naughty things with an intern half his age.
You’d think Donald Trump invented renovations the way these people are carrying on. Newsflash: presidents have been tearing up, rebuilding, and redecorating the White House for over two centuries. Jefferson added terraces, FDR built a pool, Truman gutted the place, Jackie Kennedy redecorated the whole thing—and not a peep of outrage. But let Trump add a ballroom that future presidents will use to host state dinners and foreign leaders, and suddenly it’s the end of civilization.
The Libs can’t help themselves. Their Trump Derangement Syndrome blinds them to history, to context, to common sense. Instead of cracking open a book, they grab a camera and start braying, looking like the south end of a northbound horse.
Here is a history of other presidents and the changes that they made to the White House.
John Adams (1800) was the first president to live in the White House, even though it was unfinished when he moved in.
Thomas Jefferson (1801–1809) added terraces, stables, and gardens, expanding its function and appearance.
James Madison (1814–1817) rebuilt the White House after the British burned it during the War of 1812.
James Monroe (1817–1825) refurnished the reconstructed mansion with elegant French-style décor.
Andrew Jackson (1829–1837) installed running water, a huge step for the residence.
John Tyler (1841–1845) added greenhouses on the west side of the property.
Millard Fillmore (1850–1853) built the first White House library.
Franklin Pierce (1853–1857) expanded heating by using hot water systems.
Ulysses S. Grant (1869–1877) renovated state rooms and added gas lighting.
Rutherford B. Hayes (1877–1881) installed the first telephone in the White House in 1877.
Chester A. Arthur (1881–1885) oversaw a major redecoration and auctioned off old furniture.
Benjamin Harrison (1889–1893) introduced electricity, though he and his family were too nervous to touch the switches.
William McKinley (1897–1901) modernized lighting and brought in elevators.
Theodore Roosevelt (1902) launched one of the most important renovations: he restored the neoclassical style, stripped away Victorian decoration, and relocated presidential offices into what became the West Wing.
William Howard Taft (1909–1913) expanded that West Wing and created the first Oval Office.
Woodrow Wilson (1913–1921) added a private movie theater.
Calvin Coolidge (1923–1929) reinforced the roof with steel beams.
Herbert Hoover (1929–1933) installed air conditioning and rebuilt the West Wing after a devastating fire in 1929.
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933–1945) built the first indoor swimming pool and expanded the West Wing for New Deal operations.
Harry S. Truman (1945–1953) gutted and rebuilt the interior of the White House between 1948 and 1952, saving only the outer walls.
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–1961) installed the first television studio.
John F. Kennedy (1961–1963), with Jacqueline Kennedy, restored the rooms with historic furnishings and created the White House Historical Association.
Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969) updated communications and expanded space for the press.
Richard Nixon (1969–1974) remodeled the press briefing room and added the secret taping system.
Gerald Ford (1974–1977) built an outdoor swimming pool.
Jimmy Carter (1977–1981) installed solar panels on the roof.
Ronald Reagan (1981–1989) modernized the press room and strengthened security measures.
George H. W. Bush (1989–1993) put in a horseshoe pit on the South Lawn.
Bill Clinton (1993–2001) upgraded computer and email technology.
George W. Bush (2001–2009) upgraded the Situation Room, added modern security systems, and remodeled living spaces.
Barack Obama (2009–2017) built a basketball court and updated West Wing technology.
Donald Trump (2017–2021) renovated the West Wing, replaced the HVAC system, re-gilded historic décor, and refreshed the Situation Room.
Joe Biden (2021–present) has continued restoration work and security modernization throughout the residence.
So this ballroom chapter fits an older plot. The press calls it a vanity. The West Wing calls it continuity. The public argues over beauty and cost, and heritage. Meanwhile, crews measure twice and cut once, plywood goes up, and the East Wing becomes drawings on a clipboard. The president says they have wanted a ballroom for 150 years. The critics say the building itself is the ballroom America needs.
For now, the headlines keep coming. The Washington Post tallies demolition and price bumps. Reuters tracks reviews and the planning commission. The AP explains why a bigger room matters. Morning shows say grotesque again. And the excavator keeps time like a metronome against the colonnade, reminding everyone that history is not just what was built, but what gets rebuilt.
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