US EditionMichelle Obama on East Wing demolition: ‘I felt a loss for us as a nation’
Michelle Obama called the demolition a national loss and questioned America’s shared values as Trump replaces the East Wing with a $300 million ballroom.
- Former first lady Michelle Obama told Jamie Kern Lima's podcast Tuesday she called the White House East Wing demolition `a loss for us as a nation` after President Donald Trump tore it down in October.
- The East Wing historically served as the first lady's office and hub for her initiatives, and its demolition last month is among several White House changes by the Trump administration, including paving the Rose Garden and covering the Lincoln Bathroom in marble.
- Reflecting on the demolition, former first lady Michelle Obama asked `what are our norms and our mores?`, saying she felt confusion and called the East Wing `where life happened` while noting The West Wing was work.
- At the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Michelle Obama said the East Wing's removal reflects how President Donald Trump feels about the first lady's role and delivered harsh critiques on its national impact.
- This year, Michelle Obama has grown more vocal about concerns over Trump's second term, explaining she skipped his second inauguration and earlier this month said the nation wasn’t ready for a female president.
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Washington, Nov 25 (EFE).- Former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama described Tuesday as “national loss” the demolition of the East Wing of the White House, ordered by President Donald Trump to build a huge ballroom. “I think I felt a loss for us as a nation, but personally, you know... that’s not our home. It’s the home of the people,” Obama said during an interview for Jamie Kern Lima’s podcast, an entrepreneur in the makeup industry and a recogn…
‘I felt a loss for us as a nation’: Michelle Obama stunned by Trump's East Wing demolition
Former First lady Michelle Obama had a serious reaction to President Donald Trump's decision to tear down the century-old East Wing of the White House for a ballroom, saying it symbolized “a loss for us as a nation.”In an interview Tuesday with Jamie Kern Lima’s podcast, Obama described how it felt to see the destruction of it as what it represented to the nation, rather than her personal ties to the historic space, according to The Washington P…
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