An excavator clears rubble after the East Wing of the White House was demolished on Oct. 23, 2025. The demolition is part of President Donald Trump’s plan to build a ballroom. Eric Lee/Getty Images
The Trump administration is proposing an underground visitor screening center beneath a park near the White House as part of broader plans to modernize security and visitor access to the complex.
The plans include visuals of a 33,000-square-foot facility to be built beneath Sherman Park, southeast of the White House and just south of the Treasury building. They were submitted ahead of an April 2 meeting with the National Capital Planning Commission, which oversees federal construction.
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