The White House demolition, though, is not some minor project. There is probably no more famous house in the world, save for maybe the Playboy Mansion. Significant portions of the East Wing of the White House were ripped out recently, to make way for a ballroom structure. The plan is reportedly to demolish the whole wing by this weekend. The president has claimed he will be paying for some of it personally. Hopefully he’ll also pay for any cost overruns or delays. As of Wednesday, it had not technically even been approved for construction. The Trump administration did say on Tuesday they were going to file plans with the National Capital Planning Commission, but small details like that didn’t stand in the way of getting cracking on the job (officials say they don’t need a permit for demolition, just for vertical construction). This led to all manner of consternation from observers who feel Trump is overstepping his bounds in permanently altering the historic structure.