The video was taken on November 15th, and it looks like there's still at least 19 days of demolition and site preparation left to do.
Screengrab: YouTube
And why would a crew be pile-driving when Trump and his architect James McCrery II can't agree on the size of the ballroom?
Retiring Guy has found nothing to contradict this AI summary.
This appear to be some sloppy reporting from The Hill:
Ashleigh Fields reports as though she's writing the first draft of a children's book:
President Trump said Tuesday that first lady Melania Trump isn’t happy about the ballroom construction process on the White House grounds where the East Wing once stood.
“I wouldn’t say my wife is thrilled. She hears pile drivers in the background, all day, all night,” the president told reporters.
He said Melania often asks, “Darling, could you turn off the pile drivers?”
President Trump said he responds by saying, “Sorry, darling, that’s progress.”
Wikipedia description of a pile driver:
A pile driver is a heavy-duty tool used to drive piles into soil to build piers, bridges, cofferdams, and other "pole" supported structures, and patterns of pilings as part of permanent deep foundations for buildings or other structures.
If there still isn't a final design of the ballroom, why is anyone pounding piles into the ground? How do they know where they go?
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