LOADING ERROR LOADINGUntil Trump’s planned demolition began last month for the construction of a new ballroom, the East Wing served as the traditional office for whoever was serving as first lady. That’s the people’s house.”AdvertisementA worker walks among debris from a largely demolished part of the East Wing of the White House, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a new ballroom. Sometimes it was sadness, it was problems, it was the guts of the White House, and the East Wing was where you felt light. We had puppies.”AdvertisementThe East Wing hallway during a preview of the 2016 holiday decor for the Obamas' last Christmas at the White House on Nov. 29, 2016, in Washington. “When we talk about the East Wing, it is the heart of the work,” Obama said.
