Part of the White House East Wing was demolished on Monday as President Donald Trump sets out to build a massive ballroom. Photos and videos show part of the East Wing entrance facade, located across from the Treasury Department,

Trump’s administration announced earlier this year that the president plans to build a new ballroom that would occupy parts of the East Wing. “I am pleased to announce that ground has been broken on the White House grounds to build the new,

The privately funded ballroom will be approximately 90,000 square feet, much larger than the White House itself.

President Trump hailed the start of demolition work at the White House East Wing on Monday ahead of construction beginning on his planned, privately funded $200 million-plus ballroom. The big picture: Critics say the project's funding underscores how corporate America has curried favor for access to the Trump administration.

The Treasury Department ordered its employees not to share pictures of the construction on the White House’s East Wing. Photos circulated online of the demolition efforts transforming the East Wing into a new White House ballroom.

The Treasury Department has instructed employees not to share photos of demolition of the White House's East Wing after images of the destruction sparked widespread anger online. The department's headquarters are located next door to the East Wing,

Dramatic photos of the demolition work showed a backhoe tearing into the East Wing façade and windows and other building parts in tatters on the ground.