The US president says he is personally paying for each of the US$50,000 poles.

President Donald Trump paid the cost to place two flagpoles at the White House and raised two flags late Wednesday morning.

The US president says he is personally paying for each of the US$50,000 poles.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump took time out Wednesday from deliberating on whether to bomb Iran to unveil two huge new flagpoles that he claimed are among the best in the…