The White House has dismissed the board that reviews

All six members of the Commission on Fine Arts have been dismissed as Trump plans to build a Victory Monument along the Potomac River and a new ballroom on the White House campus.

A White House official confirmed to NBC News that the White House on Tuesday dismissed all six members of the Commission on Fine Arts, an independent federal agency that was to review President Donald Trump's ballroom construction project.

The official said the White House is "preparing to appoint new members to the commission who are more aligned with President Trump's America First policies," and that the six board members—who were appointed by former President Joe Biden—have been dismissed "effective immediately" via a White House email.

The news of the dismissals was first reported by The Washington Post.

According to the commission's website, the board is tasked with advising the president, Congress, and the government of the District of Columbia "on design and aesthetic matters as they affect federal interests and preserve the dignity of the National Capital."

The dismissal of the board members comes just days after Trump unveiled plans to build an arch modeled after France's Arc de Triomphe along the Potomac River and a new ballroom in the East Wing of the White House.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a non-profit organization established by Congress to help preserve historic buildings, sent a letter to the Trump administration last week urging it to halt the demolition of the East Wing until the ballroom plans are approved by the CFA and the National Capital Planning Commission. The commission is also tasked with reviewing and providing feedback on projects in Washington.

A White House official told NBC News last week that construction plans would be submitted to the NCPC "at the appropriate time."

Trump appointed three new members to the NCPC board in July, including his ally William Scharf, who is now NCPC chairman.

There is precedent for bypassing the Commission of Fine Arts to advance construction plans. According to the White House Historical Association, the CFA advised against President Harry Truman's 1947 plan to build a balcony on the White House's South Portico—but Truman replaced the commission's members, and construction continued anyway.

The CFA, established by Congress in 1910, reviewed First Lady Melania Trump's 2019 project to build a tennis pavilion at the White House during Trump's first term. It was completed in 2020.