Trump holds a rendering of the White House ballroom. Photo: Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images Incredibly, White House communications director Steven Cheung’s mocking of the “pearl clutching” “losers” who raised concerns about the East Wing being demolished did not quell the outrage over President Trump’s unilaterally decision to tear down part of the White House to make way for his ballroom. So the White House tried a different tactic on Wednesday afternoon: having President Trump