Another day, another historical movie theater closes its doors. As a result of President Trump’s $300 million ballroom fixer-upper dreams, the White House movie theater in the East Wing has been demolished. CNBC confirmed on Thursday that the demolition is “nearly complete” and that it includes the 42-seat White House Movie Theater built by President Roosevelt in 1942. Hundreds of films have been screened since its conversion from a cloak room into a small theater, like President Trump’s enjoyed viewing of The Joker in 2019, and President Clinton’s watching of Groundhog Day — the latter did not watch it over and over and over again. The biggest cinephile to work in the White House was President Carter, who watched 480 movies while in office. Sir, you would’ve loved Letterboxd.
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This doesn’t mean there won’t be any cinema at the White House — staffers and guests have phones, right? Right?! According to a source from THR, a new movie theater will eventually be built, as it will be “modernized and renovated with the rest of the East Wing.” However, there is no concrete information about when a new movie theater will be built or whether it will be any larger or grander than the previous one. Boo! While the demolition of the historical theater is depressing, there’s only one way to make the loss almost, sort of okay: make the next White House movie theater a 4DX one.
