The White House is tearing down the East Wing as President Trump moves to build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom, he said, making the demolition more extensive than previously known.

The East Wing of the White House was demolished at Trump’s behest while bypassing a gauntlet of governmental and private entities normally consulted during major federal renovation projects in the nat...

The East Wing, where first ladies created history, planned state dinners and promoted causes, is now history itself.