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Trump defended White House renovations and said the building was in poor condition
The president said the official residence was in bad shape before the work began. He also praised the Interior Department and the contractors handling the project.
Donald Trump on Sunday defended the renovations at the White House and said the building had been in very poor condition before the work, according to Fox News Politics.
In a Truth Social post, the president said the official residence was deteriorated inside and out and blamed previous administrations for failing to maintain it properly. He also said he spends some of his limited spare time overseeing renovation efforts.
Fox News Politics reported that Trump praised the Department of the Interior and the contractors involved in the project. He also said the building’s exterior surface was nearly coming apart and argued that the structure needed urgent intervention.
The outlet noted that the work comes amid other structural and aesthetic changes pushed by Trump at the White House, several of which have drawn criticism from preservation advocates and legal challenges. It cited the fortification of the North Portico entrance, the addition of gold ornamentation in the Oval Office and Cabinet Room, paving over the historic Rose Garden, and demolishing the East Wing to make room for a planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom.
Fox News Politics added that the administration is also pursuing changes elsewhere in Washington, including renovations to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a proposal to repaint the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, and extensive work at the Kennedy Center. According to the outlet, Trump has also backed plans for a 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery and a National Garden of American Heroes.
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