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Trump shows off White House renovations and ornate new helipad

Aug 20, 2026Center Left

Former real estate developer leads press corps on tour of grounds and says ‘one thing I know how to do is build’As the US national debt climbed past $40tn for the first time on Wednesday, and the war with Iran that Donald Trump started nearly six months ago dragged on, forcing Americans already struggling to pay the bills to spend more on fuel, the US…

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Trump shows off White House construction projects: ‘We get the best stuff’

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Aug 20, 2026

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Trump shows off White House construction projects: ‘We get the best stuff’

President Trump on Wednesday showed reporters a closer look at the White House’s various construction projects, including the ballroom and new helipad, touting that “we get the best stuff.” Trump led an uninterrupted, 30-minute tour of the new White House helipad designed for Marine One, which, when completed, will be 100-feet-wide and made of granite,…

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