President Trump’s demolition of the East Wing to make way for a new ballroom this week built into a full-blown controversy for the White House. Images of the East Wing abruptly being turned into a pile of rubble caused a visceral reaction for Trump critics, who saw it as a symbol of the ways the president has degraded the White House. Historians and preservation groups have expressed their dismay, and reporters have peppered administration officials with questions about changes in the project’s scope and cost...