Firing everyone who objects to his grandiose decorating, Trump also covers up East Wing demolition

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US president Donald Trump fired the six remaining members of independent federal agency the Commission of Fine Arts, a group of architects and urban planners meant to review projects such as the planned triumphal arch.

Those who were fired were architects Bruce Redman Becker, Peter D Cook, William J Lenihan, landscape architect Lisa E Delplace, and urban planners Justin Garrett Moore and Hazel Ruth Edward, who served as vice chair. The group was fired "immediately" via an email from the Trump administration.

"On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as a member of the Commission of Fine Arts is terminated, effective immediately," read the email, according to The Washington Post, which first reported the story.

The firings follow the departure of the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) chair, architect Billi Tsien, who resigned earlier this year in anticipation of being let go by Trump, according to the Post.

Traditionally, presidents have not removed members of the commission, but former president Joe Biden asked four appointees from Trump's first term to resign in 2021.

Ballroom and triumphal arch not yet reviewed

Established in 1910, the CFA reviews "matters of design and aesthetics" within the Washington DC area, including "memorials, coins, medals, and new or renovated government buildings", as well as some privately owned properties, according to its website.

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Trump fires federal arts board in charge of reviewing White House ballroom and ‘Arc de Trump’

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