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The larger stakes of Trump’s redesign of Washington, DC

Workers add Donald Trump's name to the facade of the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on December 19, 2025. | Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images While President Donald Trump has been flexing America’s might overseas, he’s also working to impose his will on the nation’s capital. Trump’s urban interventions in DC’s built environment have raised eyebrows and sparked lawsuits. The changes to DC are already underway, from the bulldozing of the East Wing of the White House to make way for a ballroom, to a makeover of the White House Rose Garden, to the planned two-year closure of the Joh...