The images from the White House this week are jarring: heavy machinery chewing through the façade of the East Wing, leaving a gaping wound where the First Lady’s offices once stood.

This wholesale demolition — the precursor to a massive, $300 million ballroom — has sparked a new round of hand-wringing among the preservation class and Pres. Donald Trump’s critics. But before we surrender to emotional appeals, we should understand more about the situation with the current tenant of the White House.

The outrage is understandable. The White House is not some president’s personal castle. The president is a tenant, and a temporary one at that, entrusted with the care of a property that belongs to every single American. So how would we expect a good tenant to treat that rental property?

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