Demolition at the White House

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The Daily

2025-10-24

27 分钟
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The Trump administration completed its demolition of the East Wing of the White House on Thursday to make way for a new presidential ballroom. Luke Broadwater, who covers the White House, explains who is paying for President Trump’s latest construction project and why the demolition is striking a nerve. Guest: Luke Broadwater, who covers the White House for The New York Times. Background reading:  After 123 years, the East Wing is gone.See the White House as it stood and what Mr. Trump envisions.Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
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  • On Thursday,

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