East Wing. Dismantling continued the next day when much of the East Wing was torn down. The work contradicts Trump’s statement in July that the ballroom would not interfere with the current building.

The entirety of the East Wing of the White House will be demolished within days, two Trump administration officials have said.

During President John F Kennedy's administration, his wife, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, launched her own project to restore the interior of the White House.