US President Donald Trump speaks as he visits the construction site of a helipad on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 19, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump speaks as he visits the construction site of a helipad on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 19, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump visits the construction site of a helipad on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 19, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump looks on before signing a piece of stone at the construction site of a helipad on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 19, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press at the construction site of a helipad on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 19, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

Workers look on at the construction site of a helipad as US President Donald Trump speaks to the press on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 19, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press at the construction site of a helipad on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 19, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press at the construction site of a helipad on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 19, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)