President Donald Trump has made it clear that he wants the legacy he leaves in the White House to be one of renovation. He began making changes to the historic building immediately upon entering office, with the Oval Office now practically dripping in gold-rimmed portraits and the Rose Garden now paved with stone and adorned with umbrellas. His latest—and most audacious—change, though, has just begun—one that will tear down a wing of the White House and potentially almost double the footprint of the existing structure, with the help of major U.S. businesses and some of the wealthiest individuals in the nation.

Demolition started Monday at the White House’s East Wing to make way for Trump’s planned $250 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom, as the Administration begins to put to use the

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