President Donald Trump is demolishing the entire East Wing of the White House, a dramatic change from his previous pledge not to touch the historic building as he plows ahead with installing a massive, new ballroom.

The East Wing, which was built in 1902 and expanded in 1942, is expected to be fully torn down by this weekend, per a New York Times report. The Washington Post similarly reported that a White House spokesperson said the “entirety” of the East Wing would be rebuilt.

Trump confirmed his plans at the White House on Wednesday evening.

“We determined that, after really a tremendous amount of study with some of the best architects in the world, we determined that really knocking it down, trying to use a little section — you know, the East Wing, was not much,” he said in remarks in the Oval Office.

It’s not clear who these alleged architects are or how there could have been a........

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