As bulldozers reshape one of America’s most recognizable landmarks, a national debate has erupted over what should be preserved — and what should evolve.
Chelsea Clinton has publicly criticized former President Donald Trump for overseeing a $250 million renovation project that includes demolishing part of the East Wing to make room for a privately funded ballroom. In a sharply worded USA Today op-ed, she accused Trump of “taking a wrecking ball to our heritage,” calling the expansion “a monument to ego, not history.”
