Trump's destruction of the East Wing wrecked this the East Room which was also a ballroom too.

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3. East Room versus East Wing

The destruction of the East Wing is terrible and a source of deep sadness for all of us.

Because of the similarities in names there is some confusion about the East Room of the White House versus the East Wing. The East Room is in the White House Residence, the original center structure. It was designed by James Hoban and George Washington to be a “public audience room”. There are many pictures of events in the East Room, particularly in the Obama years.

The East Wing is the more modern extension off to the east with initial work begun by Theodore Roosevelt in 1902 and finished by Franklin Roosevelt in the mid 1940s.

It has housed various offices of the White House staff over the years, in recent decades the First Lady and her assistants have worked from there. The entrance for public tours was located there as well.

While the East Wing is largely gone, it is my understanding that the East Room in the main structure is untouched and will continue to be used for smaller events.