Staff demolish the facade of the East Wing of the White Home on Oct. 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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The Treasury Division instructed employees to not share photographs of the White Home’s East Wing as elements of it are demolished to construct a brand new ballroom on the behest of President Donald Trump, a spokesperson confirmed to CNBC on Tuesday.
Treasury’s warning got here after photographs of excavators tearing down elements of the constructing went viral on-line Monday in preparation of the deliberate 90,000 sq. foot, $250 million ballroom.
“You most likely hear the gorgeous sound of building to the again,” Trump mentioned throughout a Rose Backyard occasion on Tuesday. “That is music to my ears. I like that sound. Different individuals do not prefer it. I find it irresistible.”
In July, Trump mentioned that building of the ballroom “will not intrude with the present constructing.”
“It’s going to be close to it however not touching it, and pays whole respect to the present constructing, which I am the most important fan of,” Trump mentioned of the White Home on the time.
The Treasury Division is positioned subsequent door to the East Wing, with a transparent view of the demolition work.
“Carelessly shared pictures of the White Home advanced may reveal delicate objects, doubtlessly together with security measures or confidential structural particulars,” the Treasury spokesperson instructed CNBC.
“Out of an abundance of warning, we have now urged our staff to keep away from sharing these pictures.”
The Wall Avenue Journal first reported the Treasury’s message.
“Trump’s billionaire ballroom. This can be a shame. Welcome to the Second Gilded Age,” Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla., tweeted on Monday, above a photograph from The Washington Submit exhibiting the demolition work.
Trump has mentioned that he and personal donors will finance the development of the ballroom.
