I have mentioned many times before that I retained friendships with Americans I met during my commercial trips into the US.

A couple are Democrats and another couple are Republicans but they seem to be in congruence with this report:

WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump shocked historic preservationists and incensed Democratic opponents with the demolition on the East Wing of the White House this week to make room for a $300 million ballroom he plans to pay for with private dollars.

Demolition crews started on Monday, Oct. 20, by tearing down the East Wing's east entrance. The work expanded to the entire East Wing, historically used as office space for the first lady and her staff. The full demolition is expected to be finished in the coming days, and construction is expected to last throughout most of Trump's second term.

The project has raised questions about whether Trump has the legal authority to decide unilaterally to bulldoze a large chunk of "The People's House" ‒ and to build a 90,000-square foot structure in its place that will tower over the main White House building.

Trump is tearing down the very fabric of the US and no-one seems to have the will to stop him. Reminds me a lot of Hitler's Germany in the 1930's.