Trump walks along White House roof, jokes he's ready to install ‘nuclear missiles' there
The president at first claimed he was 'just talking a little walk' — before saying he was looking to put 'nuclear missiles' there and chuckling and moving his hand to mimic a projectile.
Trump has already completed numerous construction projects at the presidential residence and said he is looking to add more, including a privately funded $200 million ballroom in the East Wing that he hopes to complete before he leaves office.
3 President Trump shouts to the press from a rooftop as he surveys the grounds of the White House on Tuesday.
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The president pointed out Tuesday that he was walking on the west side of the White House, directly on top of the press briefing room — meaning that he was surveying an area not intended for the ballroom.
The real-estate mogul did not respond to questions on whether he is looking to add an additional floor to the West Wing area to make additional room for his staff or reporters in the briefing room.
He gestured that he may build something circular with his hands before shouting, 'Anything I do is financed by me!'
He may have been also checking out the recently completed Rose Garden construction that added a concrete floor to the garden grounds — as it is directly below the West Wing roof.
3 Trump suggests he may build something 'round.'
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3 The president has already transformed the Rose Garden and plans to build a $200 million ballroom in the East Wing.
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The project was initiated to make standing in the garden comfortable for women in high heels, without their stilettos getting caught in the mud.
The president has previously walked around the White House grounds several times this term to talk to construction workers and survey the area of his construction projects.
He erected two 100-foot flag poles — one on the North Lawn and one on the South Lawn — with American flags billowing from their masts and has transformed the Oval Office to include gold plating on the ceiling, the fireplace and the floor.
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