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“I would certainly expect them to compete a project of this size & complexity,” said Anthony Costa, a former GSA official who oversaw complex government real estate projects during a career that spanned four presidential admins.
The estimated #EastWing construction cost has tripled since last July, when the project was first announced, with [at least] half expected to come from #taxpayers, WaPo previously reported.#Trump #law #ballroom #TaxPayersMoney #GovernmentWaste #oversight
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Competitive bidding is generally required at most federal agencies. Experts said the Executive Residence is exempt from those rules, & the president has legal authority to hire companies of his choosing to make changes to the executive mansion & the surrounding grounds. Those experts said soliciting bids would have ensured the best price for #taxpayers, especially given the size & cost of the #EastWing project.
#Trump #law #ballroom #TaxPayersMoney #GovernmentWaste #oversight #architecture
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In news of the absurd…
#Trump admin says #WhiteHouse #ballroom construction is a matter of #NationalSecurity
The Trump admin said in a court filing Monday that the president’s White House ballroom construction project must continue for unexplained national security reasons & because a preservationists’ organization that wants it stopped has no standing to sue.
#NationalTrust #HistoricPreservation #landmark #HistoricLandmark #EastWing #law #PublicLand #environment
https://apnews.com/article/trump-white-house-ballroom-national-security-de9756118bbfca8f40af9cf89db6af5b -
#WhiteHouse officials have previously dismissed criticism from the #NationalTrust, [in their typical manner] arguing that its leaders are “loser Democrats & liberal donors” who oppose #Trump on political grounds 🙄. However , the National Trust has a decades-long association with Trump: In 1995, he donated easements to the org to make his #MarALago resort in Florida a historic property in exchange for #TaxBreaks.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #law #EastWing #ballroom #HistoricLandmark #USHistory
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Demolition at the White House – The New York Times
Demolition at the White House
President Trump has torn down a 123-year-old annex to make way for a ballroom.
2025-10-24, T06:00:14-04:00 – See Transcript in online version.
Oct. 24, 2025, 6:00 a.m. ET
Hosted by Rachel Abrams, Featuring Luke Broadwater, Produced by Alex Stern, Anna Foley, and Eric Krupke, Edited by Chris Haxel, With Paige Cowett and Devon Taylor
Original music by Dan Powell and Marion Lozano,Engineered by Chris Wood
The Trump administration completed its demolition of the East Wing of the White House on Thursday to make way for a new presidential ballroom.
Luke Broadwater, who covers the White House, explains who is paying for President Trump’s latest construction project and why the demolition is striking a nerve.
On Today’s Episode
Luke Broadwater, who covers the White House for The New York Times.
Demolition of the East Wing of the White House on Thursday.Credit…Jacquelyn Martin /Associated PressBackground Reading
- After 123 years, the East Wing is gone.
- See the White House as it stood and what Mr. Trump envisions.
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