The claim spread on social media, but nobody in Trump's circle had announced he would sell pieces from the demolition.

Betty Ford reportedly said that if the White House West Wing is the “mind” of the nation, then the East Wing is the “heart.”

Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill joked Monday about President Trump building the franchise’s Death Star where the East Wing of the White House used to be. “I have a very bad feeling about this…” Hamill, most known for playing the character of Luke Skywalker in the sci-fi franchise,

President Donald Trump schemed to keep his violent destruction of the White House’s East Wing hidden from the American public, according to author Michael Wolff. The president abandoned his earlier promise to leave the East Wing untouched after learning from engineers that the quickest way to complete his $300 million ballroom would be to raze the historic building,

The East Wing is not the only casualty of President Donald Trump’s planned $300 million White House State Ballroom. Satellite images obtained by ABC News show that crews have razed at least six historic trees as well as the entire Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, which was located adjacent to the East Colonnade.

President Trump has made changes to historical elements of the White House, such as the Rose Garden, the Cabinet Room and most recently, the East Wing, which was completely demolished i025.

The rubble is reportedly being transported to a Washington golf course the president has expressed interest in renovating.

President Donald Trump defended a $300 million ballroom expansion project at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, stating during a recent interview that the work required demolishing the existing East Wing structure to accommodate the new design.