Date: October 23. 2025
Source: New York Times
URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/us/politics/trump-white-house-demolition.html
New York Times: “‘This is Trump’s presidency in a single photo,’ wrote Senator Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts Democrat, on X, above a picture showing roof tiles and windowpanes cascading from the facade of the wing, having fallen victim to the excavators’ jaws. ‘Illegal, destructive, and not helping you.’
“The project has left historians and architects deeply alarmed. The National Trust for Historic Preservation on Wednesday urged officials to pause until it could go through the “legally required public review process.” Last week, Trump seemed to suggest to donors that “no approvals” were required for the project.”