Americans on both sides of the aisle have questions about President Trump’s demolition of the White House’s East Wing and plans to build a ballroom estimated to cost $300 million. Presidential historian Alexis Coe explains one of the reasons some Americans may be worried about the current construction: “Presidents tend to build libraries and autocrats tend to build ballrooms.” https://cbsn.ws/47aspfO

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