White House Demolition, Missing Guardrails & Who Really Pays
A historic wing falls under the wrecking ball while the government sits frozen and the real story isn’t the rubble, it’s the missing guardrails. We dig into how a fast-tracked White House East Wing demolition bypassed the usual preservation process and why a proposed 90,000-square-foot ballroom could dwarf the White House and reshape what the People’s House symbolizes. From the National Capital Planning Commission to the GSA, we walk through the norms designed to protect public trust - and what it means when those norms get ignored.
We also talk about money and influence. If taxpayers aren’t…
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