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Trump Remakes the White House with New Flagpoles

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, JUN 21 – President Trump personally funded and oversaw the installation of two 88-foot flagpoles as a symbolic gesture amid escalating tensions with Iran, costing about $100,000 total.

  • Construction has started on projects ordered by President Donald Trump, with the Rose Garden being bulldozed to pave it over.
  • Trump personally oversaw the flagpole construction, engaging with work crews as the project progressed.
  • During a ceremony, Trump saluted as a giant Stars and Stripes flag was raised on an 88-foot pole on the South Lawn.
  • The flagpoles are 12 feet shorter than initially announced, with Trump mentioning that the South Lawn pole is 'very far' from the landing area of Marine One.
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U.S. President Donald Trump proudly presented two 30-meter-high flagpoles to the public, which he donated to the White House. He said they were the "biggest and most beautiful" in the world.

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