Trump Inspects Final Beam at White House Ballroom Site on November 4 in First Post-Election Appearance
President Donald Trump returned to the White House East Wing ballroom construction site on November 4 to watch the installation of the new ballroom's final steel beam and speak to construction workers. It was his first public appearance since the midterm elections, in which Republicans lost control of the House and the Senate on November 3. At the site, Trump signed the beam with a black marker, writing "Love!", before workers hoisted it to the roof. Trump said the new ballroom would be drone-proof, missile-proof and bullet-proof, becoming the "safest" building. Trump spent about 25 minutes describing his building projects before taking reporters' questions about the election. He discussed the Corinthian columns planned for the ballroom's interior, the planned American Heroes Garden along the Potomac River, which he called "very beautiful", and a plan to develop East Potomac Park near the Jefferson Memorial into a "beautiful" 18-hole championship golf course. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum also attended and praised the project. In the final stretch before the election, Trump had spoken at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to promote his Washington building projects, but the message did not move voters troubled by high prices. On November 4, Trump said he had no regrets and told reporters that if he himself had been on the ballot, Republicans would have won. After speaking, he walked through the ballroom site to applause from the construction workers.
Source: USA Today
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Photo: 图：白宫草坪与主楼。Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The White House and its lawn. Wikimedia Commons.
