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Whoopi Goldberg and the women of The View opened Tuesday’s episode discussing Donald Trump’s White House ballroom<\/a> after shocking images of a demolished East Wing were released.<\/p>\n When plans for the $250 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom were laid out by the president, he promised that the White House would not be affected<\/a> by the construction. The hosts blasted Trump over the demolition, with Whoopi passionately declaring, “That is not your building. You don’t own that building.”<\/p>\n She and Joy Behar<\/a> then burst into song, singing “You don’t own it” to the tune of Leslie Gore’s 1964 hit song You Don’t Own Me.<\/p>\n The hosts dubbed Trump an “annihilist,” a “human wrecking ball,” and “America’s Marie Antoinette,” as they argued that he does not have the right to destroy any part of the White House, as it does not belong to him, but rather the American people.<\/p>\n Whoopi sang, “You don’t own it. You cannot take it down. You don’t own it. Take your behind to another town.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n While the president’s pet project is privately funded, he did not receive construction approval from the federal agency that oversees such projects.<\/p>\n Whoopi slammed the president for destroying the historic building. “I mean, come on. You don’t own that building. That is the people’s building. You don’t own it,” the actress fumed. “That would be like me going over to Trump Tower and saying I’m gonna build a disco.”<\/p>\n Fellow host Sunny Hostin agreed, adding,”This is a metaphor for what’s going on in our country. He is tearing down the house. He is tearing down the people’s house.” He does seem to think that it’s his house.”<\/p>\n Joy pointed to the optics of the lavish project. “People are losing their government jobs,” she noted, “It’s a very bad look right now, to be building and demolishing all this gold tacky crap that he loves.”<\/p>\n DON’T MISS<\/strong><\/p>\n Joy Behar remains tight-lipped on The View after scathing White House message<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Donald Trump ‘gives telltale sign he will run for a third term’<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n