Demolition crews began the process of building President Donald Trump‘s proposed $250 million White House ballroom on Monday, tearing down a portion of the facade of the White House’s East Wing.

The demo work on the traditional home of the First Lady’s office even though the National Capital Planning Commission has not approved the ballroom plans. That agency oversees all federal building construction projects in the capital region.

Trump announced the beginning of the work in a post to Truth Social. Trump stated that the East Wing was “completely separate from the White House,” which is only partially true. The East Wing is connected to the Executive Residence by the East Colonnade, which was enclosed in 1942 by then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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