WASHINGTON — The entire White House East Wing has been demolished as President Donald Trump moves forward with construction of a ballroom, Associated Press photos on Thursday showed.

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Associated Press photos show the entire White House East Wing has been demolished as President Donald Trump moves forward with construction of a ballroom

The two-story structure of drawing rooms and offices, including a walkway to the White House, has been turned into rubble

The wing has been demolished as part of the Republican president's plan to build what he says is now a $300 million ballroom nearly twice the size of the White House itself

Trump said Wednesday that keeping the East Wing would have "hurt a very, very expensive, beautiful building" that he said presidents have wan

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