"The East Wing as it exists today is a two-story structure[7][8] and was added to the White House in 1942 primarily to cover the construction of an underground bunker, now known as the Presidential Emergency Operations Center (PEOC)."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Wing
So, the #EastWing was built to protect the #POTUS from a #Nazi attack during WWII (in which the USA fought against the fascists). But now #Trump is tearing it down.
Interesting...
