WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 24: U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon show off the White House helipad construction on the South Lawn of the White House after an event in the Rose Garden of the White House on August 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. The multimillion-dollar granite helipad is designed to accommodate Marine One helicopters and is slated for completion in 2026. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 24: U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon show off the White House helipad construction on the South Lawn of the White House after an event in the Rose Garden of the White House on August 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. The multimillion-dollar granite helipad is designed to accommodate Marine One helicopters and is slated for completion in 2026. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 24: U.S. President Donald Trump shows off the White House helipad construction on the South Lawn of the White House after an event in the Rose Garden of the White House on August 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. The multimillion-dollar granite helipad is designed to accommodate Marine One helicopters and is slated for completion in 2026. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

The construction site of a helipad is seen on the South Lawn of the White House during an event with US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on August 24, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

The construction site of a helipad is seen on the South Lawn of the White House during an event with US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on August 24, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump speaks with Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen (L) and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon (R) at the construction site of a helipad on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 24, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump (C) speaks with Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen (L) and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon (R) at the construction site of a helipad on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 24, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump (C) speaks with Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen (L) and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon at the construction site of a helipad on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 24, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)