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Trump plays White House tour guide to show off work on his helipad and ballroom

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The president emphasized the importance of these projects, saying they will last long after his presidency.

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  1. KTVZ Bend

    Trump unveils another construction project and signs piece of new helipad during impromptu tour (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump unveiled a new White House construction project Wednesday, issuing an impromptu invitation to reporters to join him on the South Lawn and tour the replacement of the White House driveway as well as progress made on his new helipad.

  2. KEYT Santa Barbara

    ‘Very special stone’: Trump unveils another White House construction project (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump unveiled a new White House construction project Wednesday, issuing an impromptu invitation to reporters to join him on the South Lawn and tour the replacement of the White House driveway as well as progress made on his new helipad.

  3. KYMA Yuma

    Trump answers questions about relationship with Kim Jong Un at White House construction site (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    President Donald Trump inspected the construction of the new helipad being built at the White House Wednesday.

  4. Anchorage Daily News

    Trump plays White House tour guide to show off work on his helipad and ballroom (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The president emphasized the importance of these projects, saying they will last long after his presidency.

  5. The New Republic

    Trump Unveils Another Construction Project as He Rants About Asphalt (opens The New Republic)

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    In the middle of showing off work on the new White House helipad, President Trump unveiled yet another construction project, previously unknown to the public. Trump told reporters to join him on the building’s South Lawn Wednesday where he excitedly revealed he replaced the asphalt on the White Hous…

  6. Todd Starnes

    Trump Unveils Beautiful New White House Helipad (opens Todd Starnes)

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    President Donald Trump showed off his new White House helipad Wednesday, personally leading reporters on a tour of the nearly […]

  7. PBS NewsHour

    WATCH: Trump previews new White House helipad (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    At times, the president sounded almost like a construction manager, singing the praises of granite over asphalt in painstaking detail and noting for reporters he brought out for the show that the stone could withstand 35,000 pounds per square inch of pressure.

  8. CBS News

    Trump flaunts White House improvement projects (opens CBS News)

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    White House reporters were called to the South Lawn Wednesday for a surprise tour of some of President Trump's favorite home improvement projects around the White House. Nancy Cordes reports.

  9. The Guardian

    Trump shows off White House renovations and ornate new helipad (opens The Guardian)

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    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 he started nearly six months ago dragged on, forcing Americans already struggling to pay …

  10. ABC News

    Trump shows off multimillion-dollar White House helipad and adds his signature (opens ABC News)

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    President Trump showed off the new, granite White House helipad on Wednesday.

  11. The Hill

    Trump shows off White House construction projects: 'We get the best stuff' (opens The Hill)

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    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…

  12. Casper Star-Tribune

    TRUMP GIVES MEDIA TOUR OF WHITE HOUSE PROJECTS (opens Casper Star-Tribune)

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    President Donald trump shakes a man's hand Wednesday after signing a stone that will be inserted into the helipad under construction on the White House's South Lawn in Washington. With Iran diplomacy stalled, financial markets uneasy and his approval rating…

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