Trump has begun construction of an unannounced White House helipad. New photo shows excavators at work on the South Lawn

[riversedge]

I read a brief tweet about this yesterday. private donors paying is what it said.


Trump has begun construction of an unannounced White House helipad. New photo shows excavators at work on the South Lawn behind a black privacy fence. Damage from the recent UFC event is also visible.

Link to tweet

[malaise]

1. He's treating the place like his private property

Enough already

[vapor2]

8. Like he's not gonna leave either

[Wuddles440]

11. Because he's not planning on leaving...

and they've given him assurances that will be the case. He's confident, emboldened, and feeling omnipotent.

[lostnfound]

17. Is it him, or the oligarchs backing him? A non-democracy with a Project 202X we've yet to learn about

Who is doing this, and why.

[struggle4progress]

2. Beauty is skin deep but ugliness goes right to the core

[Prairie Gates]

3. Un coglione galattico

[VMA131Marine]

4. Trump hates walking through the grass

It makes him trip.

[Cheezoholic]

5. He can't walk on grass anymore. I bet it's why he's not golfing as much n/t

[dweller]

6. I suspect

The earth is repelling him physically


😐


✌🏻

[Cheezoholic]

7. "Stuper" Villain Anti-Graviton lol n/t

[sakabatou]

10. Not to be confused with Galvatron

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[sakabatou]

9. I thought there already was a pad for Marine-1

but I guess destroying more of the WH is a priority.

[Bristlecone]

12. Funded by Lockheed per WaPo

From a blurb on Yahoo referencing the WaPo article:

“ Lockheed Martin is donating $5 million for the helipad's construction. A subsidiary of the defense and aerospace giant is manufacturing the new fleet of presidential helicopters, called the VH-92A Patriot, which are slated to replace the aging VH-3D Sea King. That model has flown every president since Gerald Ford, who left office in 1977. The new choppers apparently emit exhaust capable of burning the lawn, especially in hot or dry conditions. They debuted in 2019 and have carried both Presidents Biden and Trump, but they don't land at the White House.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/president-trump-installing-helipad-white-162443518.html

Paywalled:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/30/trump-adds-white-house-helipad-resolve-marine-one-helicopter-issue/

[Melon]

13. I may need to search this on DU. I know this was either discussed or??? On this forum maybe last year?

I don’t follow helipad building information but heard something about this months ago.

[Wonder Why]

14. You got it wrong, dummy. It's not a helipad! It's a Pad-toHell! He wants to be the first to go there with all his money.

[wnylib]

15. "Private donors" means pay to play. They pay for his

pet projects and he gives them special treatment like awarding them contracts.

The corruption is over the top everywhere with Trump.

[Boomerproud]

16. He's out of control.

What's next?