Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Trump administration considers demolition of 4 federal buildings, former GSA official says [View all]
Trump administration
Trump administration considers demolition of 4 federal buildings, former GSA official says
“The claims are pure fake news and utterly detached from the facts,” Marianne Copenhaver, GSA Associate Administrator for Strategic Communications, wrote in a statement to NBC News.
By Gary Grumbach and Elyse Perlmutter-Gumbiner • Published December 12, 2025 • Updated on December 12, 2025 at 11:03 pm
Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images
The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, located at 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, D.C.
The White House, without input from the General Services Administration, is considering the demolition of four federal buildings across Washington, D.C., according to a sworn declaration submitted by Mydelle Wright, who retired in 2024 after 18 years leading a team at the GSA responsible for the stewardship, restoration and management of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
“The White House, acting on its own and not through GSA, has solicited bids and/or is finalizing a bid package (the last step prior to solicitation) to analyze and recommend for demolition four historic federal buildings in DC, which include buildings eligible for and listed on the National Register of Historic Places and a National Historic Landmark,” Wright writes.
Wright says the buildings include the Robert C. Weaver Federal Building (where Department of Housing and Urban Development is headquartered), the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building (where several departments have offices), the GSA Regional Office Building, and the Liberty Loan Building (which was already planned by GSA for disposal). ... This filing was made in the lawsuit brought by historic preservation groups, against the Trump administration, over the potential renovation of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building’s facade.
GSA has sole authority over this process, according to Wright, and would exercise that authority, including ensuring National Historic Preservation Act and National Environmental Policy Act compliance, “long before the stage of soliciting bids related to potential demolition, and yet, upon information and belief, key GSA personnel have only just learned of the White House’s activities.” ... "For the first time of which I am aware, a President is personally involved in facilitating end-runs around the agency’s obligations to the buildings that are our national heritage," Wright writes. "Who in the agency is going to tell him 'no?'" ... “The claims are pure fake news and utterly detached from the facts,” Marianne Copenhaver, GSA Associate Administrator for Strategic Communications, wrote in a statement to NBC News.
{snip}
The story first appeared on NBC News
Copyright NBC News.
Trump administration considers demolition of 4 federal buildings, former GSA official says
“The claims are pure fake news and utterly detached from the facts,” Marianne Copenhaver, GSA Associate Administrator for Strategic Communications, wrote in a statement to NBC News.
By Gary Grumbach and Elyse Perlmutter-Gumbiner • Published December 12, 2025 • Updated on December 12, 2025 at 11:03 pm
Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images
The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, located at 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, D.C.
The White House, without input from the General Services Administration, is considering the demolition of four federal buildings across Washington, D.C., according to a sworn declaration submitted by Mydelle Wright, who retired in 2024 after 18 years leading a team at the GSA responsible for the stewardship, restoration and management of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
“The White House, acting on its own and not through GSA, has solicited bids and/or is finalizing a bid package (the last step prior to solicitation) to analyze and recommend for demolition four historic federal buildings in DC, which include buildings eligible for and listed on the National Register of Historic Places and a National Historic Landmark,” Wright writes.
Wright says the buildings include the Robert C. Weaver Federal Building (where Department of Housing and Urban Development is headquartered), the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building (where several departments have offices), the GSA Regional Office Building, and the Liberty Loan Building (which was already planned by GSA for disposal). ... This filing was made in the lawsuit brought by historic preservation groups, against the Trump administration, over the potential renovation of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building’s facade.
GSA has sole authority over this process, according to Wright, and would exercise that authority, including ensuring National Historic Preservation Act and National Environmental Policy Act compliance, “long before the stage of soliciting bids related to potential demolition, and yet, upon information and belief, key GSA personnel have only just learned of the White House’s activities.” ... "For the first time of which I am aware, a President is personally involved in facilitating end-runs around the agency’s obligations to the buildings that are our national heritage," Wright writes. "Who in the agency is going to tell him 'no?'" ... “The claims are pure fake news and utterly detached from the facts,” Marianne Copenhaver, GSA Associate Administrator for Strategic Communications, wrote in a statement to NBC News.
{snip}
The story first appeared on NBC News
Copyright NBC News.
5 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read