White House demolition contractor faces massive public backlash.
It was surely the most high-profile project in the company’s history. But the company that is demolishing part of the White House to make space for President Donald Trump’s ballroom has been flooded with negative reviews online by people angry at the partial destruction of the East Wing.
“Destroying ‘The People’s House’ with no regard for their permission,” a one-star review on Google Maps reads. “Deplorable act no matter the reason.”
Dozens of people who gave the Maryland-headquartered demolition contractor, Aceco LLC, one-star reviews in the last few hours alone have similar feelings.
Demolition began on Monday to replace the White House East Wing with a new $250-million “state ballroom” announced by the president earlier this year.
Many of those who have flooded to Aceco’s Google page to negatively review the company share the same sentiment. “Collaborators,” one said. “Stop tearing down America’s house!,” another said. “This is America’s house! Complete and utter desecration of a national monument. Shame on you! I’m alternating between rage and heartbreak for our beautiful historic White House,” another one-star review filed in the last few hours reads. “Tore down my house without permission,” one review says.
Another one-star review filed in the past couple of hours asks Aceco if they “even” thought “to get a second opinion before demolishing a historic home,” accusing the company of “disgusting unethical behaviour.”
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