President Donald Trump has made many changes since he took office for the second and final time.
He continued his changes this week, but this time, his focus was on the White House.
Trump continued his White House overhaul Tuesday after announcing the installation of two giant flag poles on the White House grounds—a “gift” from the president that he said “was always missing.”
Massive new flag poles hoisting United States flags were installed on the White House grounds after President Trump said they were desperately needed and would pay for them himself.
Two 88-foot-tall flagpoles are placed on the north lawn and one on the south lawn.
New flagpole makes Trump’s White House look tiny pic.twitter.com/C7QTU0fFaY
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“How do you like it, everybody?” Donald Trump said to reporters after the flag reached the top of the pole.
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“It is a GIFT from me of something which was always missing from this magnificent place,” Donald Trump later wrote on Truth Social.
The two poles will cost Trump about $50,000 each to complete, he told reporters.
“The White House opened in about 1800, just a tad before that, and I’ve always said, why doesn’t it have a flagpole from the grass?” the president said.
What Is President Donald Trump Saying About Iran?
President Donald Trump may be busy installing flags at the White House, but there are more pressing issues in the Middle East.
Trump made it clear on Wednesday that he doesn’t want to carry out a U.S. strike on Iran but suggested he stands ready to act if it’s necessary to extinguish Iran’s nuclear program.
The stakes are high for Trump.
“I’m not looking to fight,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
“But if it’s a choice between fighting and having a nuclear weapon, you have to do what you have to do.”
