Donald Trump’s own officials just listed almost 40 landmarks in and around the nation’s capital that his tacky “triumphal arch” would adversely affect. The president has demolished huge swathes of the White House in his quest to remake D.C. in his own image. Al Drago/ReutersThe White House is standing by the project. The Daily Beast contacted the White House for further comment. Trump tore down the White House East Wing to make way for a $600 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom, with taxpayers covering more than half.