Chelsea Clinton grew up in White House. She's 'unsettled' by Trump renovations. [View all]
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Source: USA Today
Oct. 23, 2025 | Updated Oct. 24, 2025, 7:16 a.m. ET
When Chelsea Clinton lived in the White House as a 90s tween, she knew it was the “People’s House.”
Now, the 45-year-old daughter of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is "unsettled" by President Donald Trump tearing down the historic building's East Wing to make way for a $300 million ballroom.
In a USA TODAY op-ed, Clinton concedes that past presidents and first ladies have made changes to the White House that “added elements for efficiency, for comfort, for aesthetics.” But she said there is no evidence that the president consulted with experts to preserve the history and integrity of the building.
“With less than a year until we celebrate our country’s 250th anniversary, it is unsettling that such substantial alterations to the 225-year-old People’s House are being undertaken without a historic-preservation review and seemingly without the involvement of any historians, and I would love to be proven wrong here,” Clinton writes.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/23/chelsea-clinton-unsettled-trump-white-house-renovation/86859510007/
Link to Chelsea Clinton OP-ED - Chelsea Clinton: Trump is wrecking the People's House | Exclusive
Article updated (and corrects a blunder figure).
Original article -
When Chelsea Clinton lived in the White House as a 90s tween, she knew it was the “People’s House.”
Now, the 45-year-old daughter of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is "unsettled" by President Donald Trump tearing down the historic building's East Wing to make way for a $300,000 ballroom.
In a USA TODAY op-ed, Clinton concedes that past presidents and first ladies have made changes to the White House that “added elements for efficiency, for comfort, for aesthetics.” But she said there is no evidence that the president consulted with experts to preserve the history and integrity of the building.
“With less than a year until we celebrate our country’s 250th anniversary, it is unsettling that such substantial alterations to the 225-year-old People’s House are being undertaken without a historic-preservation review and seemingly without the involvement of any historians, and I would love to be proven wrong here,” Clinton writes.
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