Overview
- Satellite images from Planet Labs reviewed by AFP show the East Wing has been completely demolished this week.
- The project budget is now set at $300 million after earlier lower estimates, and officials say taxpayers will not be charged.
- The White House released a donor list naming Amazon, Apple, Google/Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft and Lockheed Martin, with individual gifts from Howard Lutnick’s family and Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss.
- According to La Dépêche’s reporting, donations are being routed through the tax‑exempt Trust for the National Mall.
- Plans describe a roughly 8,000–8,800 square-meter venue for about 1,000 guests, with completion targeted before the end of the presidency in 2029, as Democrats condemn the teardown and the White House rejects the criticism.