Published August 20th, 2026 - 11:13 GMT
ALBAWABA - In a White House tour guide bit, U.S. President Donald Trump has the media follow him around while he shows off his new marble helipad and the ballroom he’s rushing to complete.The U.S. President even leaned over and autographed part of the helipad, after an entire uninterrupted monologue gushing over the use of granite which he said will leave foreign leaders “very impressed” – no doubt having Xi Jinping in mind as he is set to visit the U.S. next month.President Trump unveiled a newly constructed helipad on the South Lawn of the White House on Wednesday, signing the back of the eagle stone that will be inserted. pic.twitter.com/bJ0ixRvzuP— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 19, 2026 “That’s stone that, if you took a hammer and you started hammering right now — all day long — you wouldn’t see a mark on it, literally, that’s the kind of power it is,” Trump told reporters over the construction noise.“One thing I know how to do is build,” he said, having switched the diplomatic entrance walkway from asphalt to granite, pointing out that asphalt is “not appropriate for a great house, or a great place like the White House.”It appears that recalling his real estate development days makes the president of the United States wistful as he told reporters: “This will be here long after we’re gone, no matter what happens with the world.”“Nature is stronger than what the human can produce,” he said, “It’s really pretty amazing.”
