Trump begins demolition at the White House to build a millionaire hall

“It will be beautiful,” Trump said at the time.

“It won’t interfere with the current building. It won’t be — it’ll be close to it, but it won’t touch it. And it will have complete respect for the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of. It’s my favorite.”

The White House did not respond to a request for comment Monday about the demolition of the current East Wing building.

Trump announced on Monday that construction on the project had begun after images of the demolition began circulating in the news.

“Right behind us, we’re building a ballroom,” Trump told college baseball athletes from Louisiana State University who were visiting the White House residence in the East Room. “I didn’t know I would be here now, because on the other side there is a lot of work in progress, which you can hear periodically.”

Future parties are expected to begin with cocktails in the East Room before guests are ushered into what Trump said is the “best” ballroom in the country, with views of the Washington Monument and room for 999 people.