White House's entire East Wing to be demolished 'within days,' officials say

The entire East Wing of the White House will be demolished “within days,” according to two Trump administration officials.

The entire East Wing of the White House will be demolished “within days,” according to two Trump administration officials.

The demolition is a significant expansion of the ballroom construction project from what President Donald Trump said this summer.

“It won’t interfere with the current building,” Trump said on July 31. “It’ll be near it, but not touching it, and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of.”

The New York Times first reported the extent of the demolition.

A White House official told NBC News the “entirety” of the East Wing would eventually be “modernized and rebuilt” while acknowledging the process is fluid.