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Trump turns to White House columns for next construction project

Headline from KION Central Coast

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The White House North Portico is covered with significant scaffolding, now covered by a drape, that’s gone up in recent days as workers rehabilitate the exterior columns at President Donald Trump’s request.

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  1. KION Central Coast

    Trump turns to White House columns for next construction project (opens KION Central Coast)

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    By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The White House North Portico is covered with significant scaffolding, now covered by a drape, that’s gone up in recent days as workers rehabilitate the exterior columns at President Donald Trump’s request.

  2. WMUR

    White House column restoration underway (opens WMUR)

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    Scaffolding and a tarp now cover the North Portico of the White House as crews perform standard stone repair on its columns.

  3. PBS NewsHour

    WATCH: White House columns appear to be Trump's latest project (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Crews have draped tarps over the towering stone columns on the north side of the White House, where work is underway to scrape away decades of paint.

  4. Seattle Times

    Trump takes up another White House project: The front columns (opens Seattle Times)

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    Workers have set up scaffolding by the North Portico columns, and on Thursday dropped a covering over the side closest to the West Wing as work got underway.

  5. Washington Examiner

    White House drapes tarps while completing Trump’s newest construction project (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Construction workers started hanging large custom-designed tarps over the North Portico’s white columns at the White House on Thursday, showing the public what President Donald Trump wants the renovated front entrance to look like.

  6. Revolver News

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