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The White House on Tuesday fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency that would have reviewed President Donald Trump\u2019s ballroom construction project, a White House official confirmed to NBC News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The official said that the White House is \u201cpreparing to appoint a new slate of members to the commission that are more aligned with President Trump\u2019s America First Policies\u201d and that the six board members \u2014 all of whom were appointed by former President Joe Biden \u2014 were informed they were \u201cterminated, effective immediately,\u201d via a White House email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Washington Post first reported the firings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The board is tasked with advising the president, Congress and the District of Columbia\u2019s government \u201con matters of design and aesthetics, as they affect the federal interest and preserve the dignity of the nation\u2019s capital,\u201d the commission’s website says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The board members were dismissed shortly after Trump announced unveiled plans to build an arch along the Potomac River echoing the design of France\u2019s Arc de Triomphe and a new ballroom where the White House\u2019s East Wing stood until just days ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit organization created by Congress to help preserve historic buildings, sent a letter last week urging the Trump administration to stop the East Wing\u2019s demolition until ballroom plans went through the CFA and the National Capital Planning Commission, which is also tasked with reviewing and giving feedback on construction projects in Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A White House official told NBC News last week that construction plans will be submitted to the NCPC \u201csoon when it is time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump appointed three new members to the NCPC board in July, including his aide William Scharf, who is now the NCPC\u2019s chair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is precedent for bypassing the Commission of Fine Arts and moving forward with construction plans. The CFA advised against President Harry Truman\u2019s 1947 plan to build a balcony on the White House\u2019s South Portico \u2014 but Truman replaced commission members and went ahead with the construction anyway, according to the White House Historical Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CFA, established by Congress in 1910, reviewed a 2019 project by first lady Melania Trump to build a tennis pavilion at the White House during Trump\u2019s first term. It was completed in 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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