Trump shouldn't do this because the White House is a historic building

1800 - White House construction finishes.
1834 - They make a terrace with some baths to the east.
1866 - East Terrace is removed.
1902 - Teddy Roosevelt builds an East Wing as a guest entrance. It's a coat room.
1942 - FDR builds the current East Wing over the bunker.
2025 - Rebuilt as a ballroom.

The 1902 "East Wing" is part of the East Colonade and I don't think is being touched. The only notable things in the East Wing proper are the First Lady's Office and the Calligraphy Office.

The only reason its current state is more "historic" than any previous construction was no one made changes in the 1980s. Otherwise it'd have been a consistent 30-40 years between changes since the start.

The entire damn inside was gutted and rebuilt under Truman anyway. People are acting like it's been untouched for 225 years or something.

Trump shouldn't do this because the White House is a historic building

1800 - White House construction finishes.
1834 - They make a terrace with some baths to the east.
1866 - East Terrace is removed.
1902 - Teddy Roosevelt builds an East Wing as a guest entrance. It's a coat room.
1942 - FDR builds the current East Wing over a new bunker.
2025 - Rebuilt as a ballroom.

The 1902 "East Wing" is part of the East Colonade and I don't think is being touched. The only notable things in the East Wing proper are the First Lady's Office and the Calligraphy Office.

The only reason its current state is more "historic" than any previous construction was no one made changes in the 1980s. Otherwise it'd have been a consistent 30-40 years between changes since the start.

The entire damn inside was gutted and rebuilt under Truman anyway. People are acting like it's been untouched for 225 years or something.

Trump shouldn't do this because the White House is a historic building

1800 - White House construction finishes.
1834 - They make a terrace with some baths to the east.
1866 - East Terrace is removed.
1902 - Teddy Roosevelt builds an East Wing as a guest entrance. It's a coat room.
1942 - FDR builds the current East Wing over a new bunker.
2025 - Rebuilt as a ballroom.

The 1902 "East Wing" is part of the East Colonade and I don't think is being touched. The only notable things in the East Wing proper are the First Lady's Office and the Calligraphy Office.

The only reason its current state is more "historic" than any previous construction was no one made changes in the 1980s. Otherwise it'd have been a consistent 30-40 years between changes since the start.

The entire damn inside was gutted and rebuilt under Truman anyway.

Trump shouldn't do this because the White House is a historic building

1800 - White House construction finishes.
1834 - They make a terrace with some baths to the east.
1866 - East Terrace is removed.
1902 - Teddy Roosevelt builds an East Wing as a guest entrance. It's a coat room.
1942 - FDR builds the current East Wing over a new bunker.
2025 - Rebuilt as a ballroom.

The 1902 "East Wing" is part of the East Colonade and I don't think is being touched. The only notable things in the East Wing proper are the First Lady's Office and the Calligraphy Office.

The only reason its current state is more "historic" than any previous construction was no one made changes in the 1980s. Otherwise it'd have been a consistent 30-40 years between changes since the start.