A Washington, D.C., man, eager to expand his home office, demolished part of it this week to make way for a new addition. A national incident ensued.

The man, of course, is President Donald Trump, and the structure under the wrecking ball is the East Wing of the White House, traditional domain of the first lady and her staff. The administration says the demolition is part of a $300 million modernization that will include construction of a 90,000-square-foot ballroom big enough to hold 999 guests.

Comparing the administration’s renderings of this ballroom with photographs of Trump's southern White House, Mar-a-Lago, both laden in gilt, The Associated Press this week detected a "strong resemblance." The project will be funded by donors, including the president himself, not by taxpayers, an

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