Donald Trump Jr. says Democrats have "lost the plot" over White House ballroom controversy as critics slam demolition of East Wing for privately funded renovation project.

A former chief historian of the White House Historical Association has slammed the demolition of the East Wing to make way for President Donald Trump ’s $250 million ballroom. Edward Lengel suggested the Founding Fathers would be “disgusted” by the changes and warned CNN ’s Erin Burnett that more controversial changes could be on the way.

Karoline Leavitt held a press conference at the White House on Thursday afternoon to slam Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown, but she got grilled about Donald Trump's latest renovations