The Washington Post editorial board praised President Trump’s controversial demolition of the East Wing of the White House.
“The White House cannot simply become a museum of the past. Like America, it must evolve with the times to maintain its greatness. Strong leaders reject calcification. In this way, Trump’s undertaking is a shot across the bow at NIMBYs everywhere,” the Post editorial. The board said in an opinion The excerpt was published on Saturday.
the destruction of the east wing was last completed Excavators on Thursday saw it being demolished for the first time on Monday.
It previously housed the office of First Lady Melania Trump, the offices of the White House Social Secretary and Calligrapher, as well as a movie theater and the Presidential Bunker.
The demolition of the East Wing to make room for the President’s dream ballroom has sparked outrage among critics. Trump had initially said that the ballroom but will be close to Not “touching” the existing building.
The Washington Post editorial board said in its article that “Trump joins a long list of presidents who have left their mark on the White House.”
The editorial board said, “Theodore Roosevelt converted a greenhouse to build the West Wing. William Howard Taft created the first Oval Office in 1909. Richard M. Nixon converted a swimming pool into a press briefing room in 1970.”
“The modern East Wing was not even built to cover an underground bunker until World War II. Harry S. Truman gutted the interior of the White House and added the balcony that bears his name. Purists condemned it. Now it’s an icon.”
The Post is owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
