A US Secret Service agent rolls up the covering on the North Portico of the White House which has been under renovation before US President Donald Trump returns from Pennsylvania, in Washington on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

Marine One comes in for landing near the White House as US President Donald Trump is set to depart from the Ellipse in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026, amid construction work on a new helipad. US President Donald Trump on July 13 confirmed that work was underway to build a "beautiful" new helipad at the White House, in his latest personally directed redesign to the iconic building. The helipad is situated on the South Lawn, where presidents and their family for decades have been photographed strolling across the grass to board or exit awaiting "Marine One" helicopters. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

An aera is fenced up outside the White House as construction of a new helipad continues in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. US President Donald Trump on July 13 confirmed that work was underway to build a "beautiful" new helipad at the White House, in his latest personally directed redesign to the iconic building. The helipad is situated on the South Lawn, where presidents and their family for decades have been photographed strolling across the grass to board or exit awaiting "Marine One" helicopters. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

National Guard troops are seen as workers install fences around the White House grounds while construction of a new helipad continues in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. US President Donald Trump on July 13 confirmed that work was underway to build a "beautiful" new helipad at the White House, in his latest personally directed redesign to the iconic building. The helipad is situated on the South Lawn, where presidents and their family for decades have been photographed strolling across the grass to board or exit awaiting "Marine One" helicopters. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Marine One carrying US President Donald Trump approaches the Ellipse for landing as he returns to the White House in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. President Trump is returning from Carlisle, Pennsylania where he attended the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

National Guard patrol outside the White House as construction of a new helipad continues in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. US President Donald Trump on July 13 confirmed that work was underway to build a "beautiful" new helipad at the White House, in his latest personally directed redesign to the iconic building. The helipad is situated on the South Lawn, where presidents and their family for decades have been photographed strolling across the grass to board or exit awaiting "Marine One" helicopters. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Barriers are seen outside the White House as construction of a new helipad continues in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. US President Donald Trump on July 13 confirmed that work was underway to build a "beautiful" new helipad at the White House, in his latest personally directed redesign to the iconic building. The helipad is situated on the South Lawn, where presidents and their family for decades have been photographed strolling across the grass to board or exit awaiting "Marine One" helicopters. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

An Osprey flies above the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. US President Donald Trump said, on July 13, the newly renovated Reflecting Pool in Washington was drained for repairs, after the project has faced a series of setbacks, including alleged vandalism. The renovation of the pool next to the US capital's Lincoln Memorial is a pet project of Trump's, but the remodel has been dogged by the growth of algae and peeling paint which the president alleges is the work of vandals. "We drained the beautiful 'Reflecting Pool' today in order to fix the scars and damage that was done by the Vandals two weeks ago," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform late Monday, adding that they waited until after the July Fourth holiday to drain the pool. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)