The White House is demolishing the entirety of the East Wing to make way for Trump’s $200 million ballroom, a construction project that is far more extensive than he initially let on.

President Trump commented on the sounds of his latest White House renovation as workers began demolishing part of the East Wing for his new ballroom.

An excavator ripped off the facade and parts of the roof on Monday, exposing the stone shell below. Windows have been removed. A truck carried trees outside the White House gates and down Pennsylvania Avenue.

One of the nation’s premier historic preservation groups on Tuesday urged the Trump administration to pause demolition of the White House East Wing, which excavators began tearing into this week to make way for President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom.

Dramatic photos of the demolition work that began Monday showed construction equipment tearing into the East Wing façade and windows and other building parts in tatters on the ground.

Much of the White House East Wing has been torn down to make way for President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom, despite complaints about the project’s lack of transparency.

The White House said on Tuesday it will submit plans for President Donald Trump's $250 million White House ballroom project to a body that oversees federal building construction, even though demolition work began earlier this week.

The construction is part of President Donald Trump's plan to build a ballroom on the eastern side of the White House.