Scenes from what was once the White House East Wing after demolition - CBS News and Face the Nation

[Rhiannon12866]

On Thursday, crews finished tearing down the White House's historic East Wing as part of Trump's effort to construct a ballroom. Videos and satellite images show the extent of the demolition, including a look at the makeshift dump site for the rubble. - Aired on 10/24/2025.

0:00 Excavator clears rubble after demolition
0:38 Closer look at excavators
1:11 Satellite image before demolition
1:15 Satellite image after demolition
1:20 Zoomed-out satellite image before demolition
1:25 Zoomed-out satellite image after demolition
1:30 Zoomed-out satellite image of East Potomac golf course before East Wing rubble
1:35 Zoomed-out satellite image of East Potomac golf course after rubble
1:40 Closer satellite image before rubble
1:45 Closer satellite image after rubble
1:50 White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt questioned on demolition
5:10 CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi reports

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

1. Trump admin told employees in treasury bld to stop taking pictures

Why..aren't we a democracy?

[dem4decades]

3. Trump, the First Amendment champion.

[calimary]

2. Keeping the link.

MAYBE for later.

MAYBE.

Preferably after whatever-the-fuck he had built in its place is torn down, itself. If I won the White House in 2028, that’s what I’d do in 2029. First thing. And rebuild it to restore what that bastard destroyed.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Same here! Good Grief!

And it didn't even occur to him that the parts of that historic building that he knocked down so carelessly might be valuable to save for history...

[Blues Heron]

5. Whoa just like ivana he buried the east wing on a golf course! So twisted

[Rhiannon12866]

6. Yikes! Good point...

I wonder what else he has buried/hidden on his numerous golf courses??