{"id":6538,"date":"2026-07-06T19:01:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T19:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6538"},"modified":"2026-07-06T19:01:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T19:01:04","slug":"trump-confirms-a-helipad-is-being-built-on-the-white-house-lawn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6538","title":{"rendered":"Trump confirms a helipad is being built on the White House lawn"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6537\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5bba5857f62f4d45848aa849e5d6114f.webp\" width=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5bba5857f62f4d45848aa849e5d6114f.webp 764w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5bba5857f62f4d45848aa849e5d6114f-300x170.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/figure>\n <span>article<\/span><\/div> <div><div><p><span>Marine One lands on the South Lawn of The White House. (The White House)<\/span> <!-- --><\/p> <!-- --><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><\/div> <!-- --> <!-- --><p>Another project will be getting underway at the White House with President Trump confirming Monday that a helipad is being built on the south lawn.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6535\">Shampoo recalled over possible harmful bacteria, FDA says<\/a><\/p> <p>Dig deeper:<\/p> <!-- --><p>During an Oval Office press conference, Trump said the landing of the Marine One helicopter has roughed up the south lawn and the pilots have difficulty landing on the grass.<\/p> <!-- --><div><\/div> <!-- --><p>Trump said Sirkorsky, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary that manufactures commercial and military helicopters, will be funding the landing pad because their new helicopters are more powerful and are damaging the grass.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=6532\">19 New Jersey deaths linked to extreme heat<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><p>What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p> <!-- --><p>&#8220;So for 50 years, we&#8217;ve been landing helicopters on grass. The grass is wet, soggy. The helicopters sometimes missed their little mark,&#8221; said Trump. &#8220;So now we&#8217;re building a helipad, beautiful helipad. And it&#8217;s got the seal of the White House on it in granite. In carved granite. It&#8217;s a really a beautiful thing. And I&#8217;ll tell you, Sikorsky is paying for it. You know why? Because they didn&#8217;t tell us how powerful these helicopters were, and they felt a little bit guilty.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p>The backstory:<\/p> <!-- --><p>Marine One is the call sign for any Marine Corps aircraft carrying the President. 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