# East Wing

A federal judge has expressed skepticism regarding President Trump's authority to demolish the East Wing for a new ballroom, while supporters highlight private funding and national security upgrades.

### About East Wing
This topic concerns the demolition of the East Wing of the White House to construct a new ballroom under the Trump administration.  

### Top East Wing News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

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"Trump blasts lawsuit against White House ballroom says it's 'too late' to stop Fox News President Donald Trump's unilateral decision to tear down the East Wing and replace it with a proposed lavish ballroom has come under scrutiny in the courts"  
[News Link](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-says-is-too-late-stop-white-house-ballroom-construction) [@FoxNews](/creator/x/FoxNews) 2026-01-25T19:32Z 27.9M followers, [----] engagements


"Melania Trumps $75 Million Movie Premiered to a Handful of People in a Makeshift Theater The East Wing screening room where the first ladys new documentary ought to have played was demolished in Trumps oversized ballroom project"  
[News Link](https://www.thedailybeast.com/melania-trumps-75-million-movie-premiered-to-a-handful-of-people-in-a-makeshift-theater) [@creomann](/creator/x/creomann) 2026-01-25T14:21Z 1.4M followers, [---] engagements


"Trump Secretly Upgrading Bunker Where He Cowered From Protests The administration is using the secretive project to deflect questions on the demolition of the White House East Wing"  
[News Link](https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-white-house-construction-includes-top-secret-project/) [@creomann](/creator/x/creomann) 2026-01-20T19:15Z 1.4M followers, 59K engagements


"See the White Houses East Wing demolition from satellite images CNN Satellite images show how dramatically President Donald Trumps plans to build a new ballroom have affected the historic structure"  
[News Link](https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/us/east-wing-white-house-satellite-photos-invs) [@CNN](/creator/x/CNN) 2025-10-24T05:06Z 61.1M followers, 6.8M engagements



### Top East Wing Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

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"@GavinNewsom Donald Trump has made over $8 bil since January [--] [----] Congress should immediately open an investigation. And best of luck finding the $50 k Tom you might want to try looking in the secret bunker your Dear Leader is building where our once beautiful East Wing was"  
[X Link](https://x.com/969ralynn/status/2015802465321386210) [@969ralynn](/creator/x/969ralynn) 2026-01-26T15:02Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@4HumanUnity He tore it down in a fit of one of his daily tantrums He was butt hurt following the massive turnout of the NO KINGS MARCH (10/18) its not coincidence the east wing was demolished [--] days later"  
[X Link](https://x.com/KellyDem4Life/status/2015802343996981676) [@KellyDem4Life](/creator/x/KellyDem4Life) 2026-01-26T15:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"🚨⚡ The White House is secretly building an underground bunker beneath the East Wing (doomsday shelter). CNN: - They removed the old Cold War bunker and rebuilt something new extremely secretive and extremely expensive. - The same location where Cheney hid on September [--] where presidents trained on doomsday scenarios and the infrastructure was still operating on 1940s logic. - Officials are content with phrases like "highly classified" and "national security." - The usual approval steps were bypassed because democracy doesn't fit classified bunkers. 🚨⚡ Trump warns that halting the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mog_russEN/status/2015765126608220244) [@mog_russEN](/creator/x/mog_russEN) 2026-01-26T12:33Z 312.9K followers, 16.5K engagements


"@Davides81 @capitalweather what point is this from considering the east wing is gone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/6ullpup/status/2015680798574211087) [@6ullpup](/creator/x/6ullpup) 2026-01-26T06:58Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

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