[Obtained by The Washington Post]
“It won’t interfere with the current building. It won’t be. It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of,” Trump said during an executive order signing in July. “It’s my favorite. It’s my favorite place. I love it.”
That was then. That was Donald Trump. Now, because he wanted to and because he could, the wannabe strongman elected last November to live in the house for the duration of his four year term, Trump decided to demolished the East Wing.
It’s a fitting metaphor for the Trump administration, which has taken a wrecking ball to the Constitution, the separation of powers, and the rule of law.