White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt found herself cornered at Thursday’s briefing when pressed on whether President Donald Trump has any limits on what he can tear down or destroy — even historic landmarks — without oversight.

As the questions mounted, she reached for every possible escape hatch, from citing legal opinions to coining a brand-new construction term, in a scramble that only made things worse.

The grilling by CBS reporter Weijia Jiang came after Trump unexpectedly demolished the East Wing of the White House this week to make way for his “big, beautiful ballroom,” stunning Americans when images of the wreckage surfaced.

Jiang asked, “Can the president tear down anything he wants without oversight? Can he demolish this building, or, say the Jefferson Memorial?”

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