The British monarch commented on Donald Trump’s decision to demolish the historic East Wing to construct a grand ballroom
King Charles III has cracked a joke about US President Donald Trump’s controversial White House ballroom project, comparing it to the burning of the iconic building by British troops in 1814. He also issued what was widely seen as a subtle rebuke of Trump’s criticism of NATO amid friction in US-UK ties.
In October 2025, the Trump administration demolished the historic White House East Wing to build what the president said would be a privately funded grand ballroom.
The project met regulatory pushback, with controversy…
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