Debris from the White House East Wing demolition was dumped at a nearby public golf course and contains toxic metals, National Park report finds

In October 2025, President Donald Trump announced the administration would begin a privately-funded $400 million renovation of the White House East Wing that would culminate in the construction of a 90,000-square-foot ballroom, justified publicly as a “secure military complex” and a national security measure. It was a framing Trump leaned heavily into following the White House Correspondent’s Dinner this year, in which a gunman charged a security checkpoint and opened fire. It was even referenced...