Trump's new White House ballroom is rumored to cost upwards of $200 million, sparking a variety of rumors about the project throughout 2025.

Photos and reports from the Associated Press, released Oct. 23, showcased excavators tearing through the White House's East Wing. The demolition is making way for President Donald Trump’s 90,000 square feet State Ballroom.

The East Wing was built at a time when the fibrous minerals were widely used in construction because of their fire-retardant qualities.

Users claimed the high court agreed to hear the case after a historic preservation organization filed a massive lawsuit against the president.

Former first lady Michelle Obama said Tuesday she “felt a loss for us as a nation” when she saw the East Wing of the White House being demolished. In an interview on “The Jamie Kern Lima Show” podcast,

Former First Lady Michelle Obama has struggled to understand the decision to demolish the East Wing of the White House, where she and other first ladies before her took office. “It’s not about me. It’s about us and our traditions and what they stand for,

Famed author Stephen King has aimed several barbed jokes and comments at the Trump administration over the last year

The former first lady told podcaster Jamie Kern Lima that she felt the loss mostly for America because "That’s the people’s house.”