Workers demolish the facade of the East Wing of the White House connected Oct. 20, 2025 successful Washington, DC.
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The Treasury Department told unit not to stock photos of the White House's East Wing arsenic parts of it are torn down to physique President Donald Trump's ballroom, a spokesperson confirmed to NBC News connected Tuesday.
Workers broke crushed Monday connected the planned 90,000 quadrate foot, $250 cardinal ballroom, which volition regenerate parts of the East Wing.
Trump successful July had said that operation of the ballroom "won't interfere with the existent building."
Treasury's informing to its employees comes aft photos of excavators tearing down parts of the gathering went viral online.
The Treasury Department is located adjacent doorway to the East Wing, with a wide presumption of the demolition work.
"Carelessly shared photographs of the White House analyzable could uncover delicate items, perchance including information features oregon confidential structural details," the Treasury spokesperson told NBC.
"Out of an abundance of caution, we person urged our employees to debar sharing these images."
The Wall Street Journal archetypal reported the Treasury's connection to employees.
Trump has said that helium and backstage donors volition concern the operation of the ballroom.
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