The next US President is going to inherit one heck of a mess, with the list of things that will need cleaning up getting seemingly longer by the day.
But amid the urgent need to try to rebuild alliances, resupply the nation’s dwindling weapons stockpile and address unresolved issues with Iran, Venezuela and even Denmark, Donald Trump’s successor is staring down a series of nightmares on the White House’s own doorstep.
Last week, former first lady and secretary of state Hillary Clinton became the latest high-profile figure to sound the alarm over the President’s orgy of reconstruction, saying that she is “making a list” of Trump projects that his successor will need to address.
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Clinton’s comments came after a federal appeals court ruled that Trump’s demolition of the historic East Wing of the White House was illegal, leaving the future of his $400m (£296m) vainglorious “ballroom” project up in the air.
