White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended President Donald Trump as a “builder-in-chief" amid backlash from critics over the demolition of a part of the East Wing.

The Trump administration has ordered government employees not to take or share photographs of construction work happening at the White House.

“The entire purpose of replacing the White House with this gaudy ballroom is to serve as a reward for Trump’s campaign donors and crypto scam bribers,” Jesse Lee, an adviser in both the Obama and Biden administrations, told The Hill. The Daily Beast has contacted the White House for comment.

Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers and more have weighed in on President Donald Trump's $250-million ballroom project.

Another day, another White House renovation.

Since returning to the White House, Trump has embarked on an architectural mission. Besides the ballroom, he has already gilded the Oval Office with Rococo mirrors, gold medallions, and eagle figurines, paved over the Rose Garden with a concrete patio, and erected oversized flagpoles on the grounds.