White House demolition day

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00:00Monday was Demo Day for the East Wing of the White House.

00:03Heavy construction equipment tore down parts of the famous facade at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

00:08to make way for the construction of President Trump's $250 million ballroom.

00:14The windows facing the Treasury Department were all smashed in,

00:17and the White House Office of Calligraphy, yep, that's a thing, that's now a gaping hole.

00:22The East Wing was built back in 1942, and it's one of the newest parts of the White House complex.

00:27It's historically housed the First Lady's offices.

00:30Now, President Trump's party room plans call to extend the length of the East Wing south

00:35to make room for what will no doubt be a big, beautiful, and golden ballroom.

00:39Now, it's not clear exactly how much of the existing East Wing is going to be raised before construction begins.