No plans filed for Trump’s new ballroom despite demolition being under way

The White House has not submitted plans for Donald Trump's proposed 90,000-sq-ft ballroom to the National Capital Planning Commission, even as demolition began this week, a backhoe tearing at the exterior. The New York Times reported the project would require razing the entire East Wing. White House officials say demolition doesn't need commission approval and that construction permits will come later, while the National Trust for Historic Preservation warned a public review is legally required and urged a halt. Amid backlash, a press secretary dismissed "fake outrage," as critics noted Trump vowed the work wouldn't touch the existing structure.

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