The White House ballroom saga could be worse for Trump than he realizes [View all]

President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom saga last week followed a familiar Trump-era arc: A bunch of the president’s critics sounded the alarm about his latest provocation – in this case, the sudden and surprising demolition of the East Wing – and a bunch of other people questioned what the big deal was.

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The Washington Post editorial board said Trump was characteristically “pursuing a reasonable idea in the most jarring manner possible.” But it praised him for charging ahead and delivering “a shot across the bow at NIMBYs everywhere.”

Well, it turns out most Americans see plenty to dislike about Trump’s handling of the East Wing and the ballroom.

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A new Yahoo News-YouGov poll is the first quality survey to dig into the ballroom saga in depth.

It shows Americans disapproved of Trump’s demolition of the East Wing (57%-26%), his plans for replacing it with a 90,000-square foot ballroom (61%-25%) and his broader handling of the situation (55%-28%) all by around a 2-to-1 margin.

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/why-white-house-ballroom-saga-162220673.html