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Salman Rushdie denounces ‘horrifying’ behaviour of ‘thin-skinned’ Trump

Rushdie said the $400 million ballroom and 250-foot arch should be torn down after Trump leaves office, citing the president’s “thin-skinned” behavior.

Summary by The Independent
Sir Salman Rushdie said he looked forward to the “demolition” of Donald Trump in a wide-ranging interview with The Independent's editor-in-chief, Geordie Greig. The Booker Prize-winning author criticised the US president’s decision to rip down the White House’s East Wing to replace it with a ballroom, and described Trump’s planned 250-foot triumphal arch as “ridiculous.” “We’ll see if he builds it,” the author told The Talk Show. “I look forward…

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
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