Donald Trump · White House · US Congress · U.S. · Iran · Fortune Technology
Trump is showing no sign of backing away from any of the projects
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In a sign of the GOP’s loyalty to him, Republican senators added $1 billion in White House security upgrades for the ballroom to an unrelated bill this week.
Key facts
- Rebecca Miller, the executive director of DC Preservation League, has spent 23 years at the organization, which sued to stop the golf course takeover and joined a coalition attempting to force
- Meanwhile, the White House told a planning agency that it would cost taxpayers at least $7.5 million to follow through on Trump’s plan to paint the granite Eisenhower Executive Office Building white
- In a sign of the GOP’s loyalty to him, Republican senators added $1 billion in White House security upgrades for the ballroom to an unrelated bill this week
- Trump is guaranteeing himself a lasting imprint on a city where he won 6.5% of the vote in 2024
Summary
A federal judge weighing the future of an expansive Washington park insisted this week she had no intention of becoming Amy Poehler, the actress who spent seven seasons memorably playing the head of a local parks and recreation department. Shortly after the United States and Iran exchanged fire on Thursday, Trump made a quick jaunt to the National Mall to review the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool that he ordered repainted a color he describes as “American flag blue.” Trump’s next project might be East Potomac Park, home to an affordable, accessible public golf course with views of the Washington Monument. The Republican president has talked of transforming it into a posh “U.S. Open-caliber course.” Signs were posted this week warning of a disruption and preservation advocates took the government to court as debris dumped there from the White House East Wing demolition tested positive for lead.