سیاست · White House renovationTrump Unveils Flawless Granite Driveway and $1B Ballroom-Military Complexتحریری 7 ستمبر، 2026 کو 9:22 PM UTCدیکھیںنقلِ متن0:00On August 20th, President Donald Trump0:02detailed plans to recast [music] the0:03White House grounds as a construction0:05site, replacing an asphalt driveway he0:07described as potholed with what he0:08called flawless [music] granite with a0:09million-year life. He also described0:11building a new helipad to keep0:13helicopters from damaging the grass and0:15re-topping soil [music] and grass across0:17the grounds while rebranding the0:19long-planned ballroom as a ballroom and0:21military complex. The project is framed0:23as a state management and legacy0:25building with the White House itself as0:27a historic site at the center of0:28questions about cost, approvals, and0:30timing. [music] The ballroom and0:32military complex carries an estimate of0:34nearly $1 billion0:36with a schedule described as 250 [music]0:38workers at 20 hours a day, 7 days a0:41week, intended to outrun a court order0:43to stop. That work has dominated0:45attention,0:45>> [music]0:46>> 70% mind share on construction and0:48renovation within a five-point margin,0:50and discussion on 79% of days in June0:53>> [music]0:53>> while 58% say they are dissatisfied or0:56angry about pet projects. The intensive0:58schedule and expanded scope now sit1:00against a legal test [music] over the1:02order to stop and historic preservation1:04review for work on the president's1:05residence,1:06>> [music]1:06>> including how the granite driveway,1:08helipad, and grass work were authorized1:10and whether they are completed,1:12underway, or [music] planned. The1:13segment placed those remarks against1:15broader context. It cited a record $401:18national debt, [music] about $3.41:20trillion added by the big beautiful1:22bill, about $120,000 per person, and1:25about $1 trillion in annual interest1:27[music] with 50,000 troops surged to the1:29Middle East, and 18 deaths while the1:31focus remained on renovations.1:33What remains unresolved is the status,1:35scope, and enforceability of the order1:37to stop, the [music] verified final cost1:39and funding source and approval process1:41for the driveway, helipad, and ballroom1:43and military complex, the timeline for1:45completion, and what historic1:47preservation reviews apply.1:49Like and follow for more stories that1:51matter.مضمون پڑھیںخبر کی زمانی ترتیبHeyDexمختصر ویڈیو ↗
