"As of this morning, the East Wing looked like a rotisserie chicken your dog got into, he began, flashing the image on screen. That is very upsetting to look at, I realize that. He continued: And you know the administration knows that because today the Secret Service closed access to the Ellipse Park, which is a public park, from which journalists had been capturing live images of the East Wing demolition."
"Epstein, the disgraced financier and one-time Trump associate, died in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. His death was ruled a suicide, though persistent speculation has fueled conspiracy theories that he was murdered and about who has benefited from his silence. The joke also landed as a bipartisan cohort of lawmakers in Congress push for the release of the Epstein case files, which Trump pledged to reveal while on the campaign trail."
President Trump's White House East Wing was dismantled to clear ground for a new ballroom despite prior promises the building would be unaffected. Images of the demolition sparked public backlash and curiosity, prompting the Secret Service to close Ellipse Park and block journalists who had been filming the work. Stephen Colbert mocked the move, likening the wreckage to a rotisserie chicken and joking that if the demolition remained off-camera, officials could claim the East Wing 'hanged itself in prison.' Jeffrey Epstein died in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial; his death was ruled a suicide but continues to fuel conspiracy theories. Lawmakers across parties are pushing for release of Epstein case files.
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