Trump, White House and East Wing
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When the White House East Wing was demolished this week -- with it went more than a century of American history. Home to the first lady's official office, a movie theater and even a hidden bunker underneath, the East Wing was leveled to make way for President Donald Trump's new $300 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom.
Amid President Trump's controversial plan to add a ballroom to the White House, a look back at history shows other ways Presidents have left their mark on the People's House.
Fox News and MAGA defenders are trying to equate Trump demolishing the East Wing with Obama adapting the White House tennis court into a basketball court.