"Nora and I got to show up at the gorgeous East Wing entrance, where millions of official guests and ordinary Americans over the decades have gotten a chance to visit "the people's house." I'm not easily awed, but this was awesome. We were greeted by animatronic versions of President Obama's dogs, Bo and Sunny, umpteen gorgeously decorated Christmas trees along the paneled walls of the visitors' lobby, and decorations on the theme of "A Child's Vision of Christmas." Bo and Sunny cookies were served."
"We no longer have dogs in the East Wing-Trump, notably, has no pets-and we no longer have an East Wing, either. In the dead of Monday night, with little warning, construction crews began to destroy the iconic structure, added 123 years ago. In addition to the visitors' lobby and grand colonnade, the wing housed the operations of the first lady and her offices."
A 2014 visit to the East Wing included animatronic versions of President Obama's dogs, dozens of gorgeously decorated Christmas trees, and a "A Child's Vision of Christmas" theme with Bo and Sunny cookies served. The East Wing served as the visitors' entrance and housed first lady offices and operations, and it has been characterized as the symbolic heart of the nation. In a sudden late-night operation, construction crews began demolishing the 123-year-old East Wing with little warning. The demolition produced images that suggested an attack and was connected by observers to recent nationwide protests; the space later became a gift-wrapping room.
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