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The White House has started tearing down parts of the East Wing to make way for construction of President Donald Trump’s planned $250 million ballroom.
Demolition crews on Monday began work on ripping up the facade of the East Wing facing the Treasury Department, a part of the building which housed the White House’s calligraphy office and the entrance that has long been used by visitors arriving for special events or to
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