| When asked Monday by reporters whether he would demolish the building, President Donald Trump said, “I’m not ripping it down. I’ll be using the steel. ... We’re using some of the marble and some of the marble comes down.” The center’s staff learned of the planned closure Sunday through Trump's social media post. They received no official communication until the center’s president, Richard Grenell, later sent a copy of Trump’s Truth Social announcement to all employees. | 
