“You know, that started off as a ballroom. And before we started work, the military came to see me. And they say, 'Sir, we have an opportunity to do something incredible here. And we've been trying to do it for 100 years, but we've never had an opportunity like that,'”

Donald Trump · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-21

Donald Trump explained that the military approached him about the White House project presenting an unprecedented opportunity.