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The White House ballroom project kept drawing heat as the East Wing’s demolition advanced and donor questions piled up. Trump’s earlier promise that the building would remain untouched now looks like one more disposable assurance in a project powered by wealthy benefactors and zero restraint.
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The White House ballroom project kept drawing heat as the East Wing’s demolition advanced and donor questions piled up. Trump’s earlier promise that the building would remain untouched now looks like one more disposable assurance in a project powered by wealthy benefactors and zero restraint.
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The White House ballroom project kept drawing heat as the East Wing’s demolition advanced and donor questions piled up. Trump’s earlier promise that the building would remain untouched now looks like one more disposable assurance in a project powered by wealthy benefactors and zero restraint.
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