Trump is playing real estate developer with national treasures. This group is fighting back

The nonprofit National Trust for Historic Preservation is leading the charge on protecting the nation’s iconic sites and buildings.

President Donald Trump speaks to the press about construction at the former site of the East Wing, which will become a new White House ballroom, on May 19, 2026 at the White House in Washington, D.C. [Photo: Getty Images]

BY Nicole Gates Anderson

Since President Trump returned to office, some of the nation’s best-known historic sites, from the White House’s ill-fated East Wing to the imperiled Kennedy Center, have come under attack, prompting........

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