The White House has started tearing down part of the East Wing to build the ballroom President Donald Trump wants added to the building

The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

Trump insisted in July that the $250 million project, which he said would be financed by him and private donors, “won’t interfere with the current building.”

Demolition is underway on the White House East Wing as construction has begun on Trump's planned $250 million ballroom.

The White House has started tearing down part of the East Wing to build the ballroom President Donald Trump wants added to the building. Demolition started Monday.

Large construction equipment was seen picking apart the facade of the building, a part of the White House complex that has housed the first lady's offices, a theater, and a visitor's entrance that welcomes foreign dignitaries.

Demolition of the East Wing began Monday at the White House, where President Donald Trump is building a new ballroom.

Demolition on the White House's East Wing has begun to make way for President Trump's ballroom. Sophia Cai, White House reporter for Politico, and Riley Rogerson, reporter for NOTUS, join "The Takeout" with analysis.