The meeting was supposed to only be on the design, with a final vote expected next month. But the chair, Rodney Mims Cook Jr., made a motion to also vote on final approval, & 6 of 7 “commissioners” who were all installed by #Trump since the start of the year voted in favor twice. One commissioner, James McCrery, did not vote because he was the initial architect on the project.

#law #preservation #landmark #architecture #history #ballroom #WhiteHouse #EastWing

In a totally shocking turn of events /s

The #US Commission of “ #FineArts”, a panel made up entirely of #Trump appointees, on Thursday approved his proposal to build a #ballroom larger than the whole #WhiteHouse itself where the #historic #EastWing once stood.

#law #preservation #landmark #architecture #history
https://apnews.com/article/trump-white-house-ballroom-commission-fine-arts-f2a15d0b1c9c95f24816fe60b6b1ee5f?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-02-19-Correction

The meeting was supposed to only be on the design, with a final vote expected next month. But the chair, Rodney Mims Cook Jr., made a motion to also vote on final approval, & 6 of 7 “commissioners” who were all installed by #Trump since the start of the year voted in favor twice. One commissioner, James McCrery, did not vote because he was the initial architect on the project.

#law #preservation #landmark #architecture #history #ballroom #WhiteHouse #EastWing

In a totally shocking turn of events /s

The #US Commission of “ #FineArts”, a panel made up entirely of #Trump appointees, on Thursday approved his proposal to build a #ballroom larger than the whole #WhiteHouse itself where the #historic #EastWing once stood.

#law #preservation #landmark #architecture #history
https://apnews.com/article/trump-white-house-ballroom-commission-fine-arts-f2a15d0b1c9c95f24816fe60b6b1ee5f?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-02-19-Correction