Trump White Home demolition images off-limits to Treasury

The Treasury Division advised workers to not share images of the White Home’s East Wing as elements of it are demolished to construct a brand new ballroom on the behest of President Donald Trump, a spokesperson confirmed to CNBC on Tuesday.

The Treasury’s warning got here after images of excavators tearing down elements of the constructing went viral on-line Monday in preparation for the deliberate 90,000-square-foot, $250 million ballroom.

“You in all probability hear the attractive sound of development to the again,” Trump stated throughout a Rose Backyard occasion Tuesday. “That is music to my ears. I like that sound. Different individuals do not prefer it. I adore it.”

In July, Trump stated that development of the ballroom “will not intervene with the present constructing.”

“It will be close to it however not touching it, and pays complete respect to the present constructing, which I am the most important fan of,” Trump stated of the White Home on the time.

The Treasury Division is situated subsequent door to the East Wing, with a transparent view of the demolition work.

“Carelessly shared pictures of the White Home advanced might reveal delicate objects, doubtlessly together with safety features or confidential structural particulars,” the Treasury spokesperson advised CNBC.

“Out of an abundance of warning, we now have urged our staff to keep away from sharing these pictures.”

The Wall Road Journal first reported the Treasury’s message.

“Trump’s billionaire ballroom. This can be a shame. Welcome to the Second Gilded Age,” Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla., tweeted Monday, above a photograph from The Washington Publish exhibiting the demolition work.

Trump has stated that he and personal donors will finance the development of the ballroom.