{"id":1034,"date":"2026-05-29T09:05:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T09:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1034"},"modified":"2026-05-29T09:05:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T09:05:32","slug":"the-thing-i-do-best-in-life-is-build-how-trump-has-made-construction-his-second-job-as-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1034","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The thing I do best in life is build\u2019: How Trump has made construction his second job as president"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>\n            President Donald Trump had just finished showing off renderings for June\u2019s White House UFC fight when his focus shifted to another set of designs.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1020\">Scientists accidentally discover sea cucumber with \u2018tissue immortality\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            As he left the Oval Office earlier this month, he could be heard peppering an associate about his biggest construction obsession: His East Wing ballroom. He claimed portions were missing from the latest renderings and asked for clarity on its many columns.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The brief interaction in the halls of the West Wing \u2014 which came on the same day the US was trading proposals on an elusive end to the war with Iran \u2014 showed how intimately involved the president is with every detail of his signature project, and how much of his time it\u2019s consuming.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Trump\u2019s predecessors have sought creative ways to protect their valuable time: cutting down on decision-making, limiting staff walk-in access to the Oval Office and replacing meetings with to-the-point memos.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            But that\u2019s not Trump\u2019s approach when it comes to design and construction \u2014 from updates to the West Wing to the 90,000-square-foot new East Wing to projects across Washington, DC, for which he comes to meetings prepared with swatches and feedback on finishes and scale.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            During Wednesday\u2019s Cabinet meeting, he talked at length about his pet projects \u2014 including positing a new one: repainting the bottom of the fountain at the World War II memorial, like he has with the Reflecting Pool. On Monday, upon returning from a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, he spent roughly six minutes inspecting columns on the North Portico before retreating indoors. And last week, he brought reporters outside for a 45-minute presentation on the ballroom\u2019s progress.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            But the American public hasn\u2019t viewed his East Wing demolition and ballroom construction charitably. A source close to the president suggested to CNN that he waited until his second term, when he wouldn\u2019t be running again, to pursue these projects.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"President Donald Trump tours ballroom construction outside the White House on May 19.\" class=\"wp-image-1028\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/95f4f84033116b846cb24811c9aa0521.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/95f4f84033116b846cb24811c9aa0521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/95f4f84033116b846cb24811c9aa0521-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>President Donald Trump tours ballroom construction outside the White House on May 19.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Jacquelyn Martin\/AP<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            \u201cIt\u2019s politically toxic, any way you cut it. Look at how everybody\u2019s paying attention to it and the grief he\u2019s been given,\u201d the source said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            In Trump\u2019s view, though, construction \u2014 and defending those projects against legal challenges \u2014 isn\u2019t a side project; it\u2019s the foundation of his legacy, according to sources familiar with his thinking.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cI\u2019m a really good builder. The thing I do best in life is build,\u201d the president told reporters last week over the raucous sound of ballroom construction.\n    <\/p>\n<h2>\n        \u2018I have a construction job\u2019\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n            The former real estate executive involves himself with meticulous design details \u2014 to an extent that has surprised sources who have met with him about his construction projects.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cHe felt very confident in his opinions about technical details,\u201d one of the sources said about the president\u2019s participation in a recent meeting, requesting anonymity to speak freely.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cHe comes with fabric samples, tile samples, images that you wouldn\u2019t see the developer themselves bring to a high-level meeting. You would see the developer\u2019s third rung down the leadership staff bring that to the meeting,\u201d the source said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            But the commander-in-chief inserts himself in all of it \u2014 shopping for marble and onyx at a South Florida stone showroom, selecting the image of an auto-pen to represent former President Joe Biden on his \u201cPresidential Walk of Fame,\u201d and demanding that his proposed arch be the tallest in the world.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            It started with gilding the Oval Office, a design choice that crept into the Roosevelt Room.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"President Nixon seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting with Prince Charles on July 18, 1970, in Washington, DC.\" class=\"wp-image-1029\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ef57f3de876c62f3cc853aa09552094b-768x432.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ef57f3de876c62f3cc853aa09552094b-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ef57f3de876c62f3cc853aa09552094b-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ef57f3de876c62f3cc853aa09552094b.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>President Nixon seated informally in the Oval Office during a meeting with Prince Charles on July 18, 1970, in Washington, DC.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Karl Schumacher\/The White House\/Richard Nixon Presidential Library &amp; Museum<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"King Charles III and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on April 28, 2026 in Washington, DC.\" class=\"wp-image-1030\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0660548221b19c6841aac8c39e507272-768x432.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0660548221b19c6841aac8c39e507272-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0660548221b19c6841aac8c39e507272-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0660548221b19c6841aac8c39e507272.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>King Charles III and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on April 28, 2026 in Washington, DC.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Samir Hussein\/WireImage\/Getty Images<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>President Donald Trump has gilded the Oval Office, and the transformation is notable when comparing the current version to previous presidents&#8217; decor. On the left, President Richard Nixon hosts Prince Charles in the Oval Office on July 18, 1970. On the right, Trump hosts King Charles III on April 28, 2026.<\/span>\n<span>Karl Schumacher\/The White House\/Richard Nixon Presidential Library &amp; Museum, Samir Hussein\/WireImage\/Getty Images<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            \u201cIt\u2019s gold leaf,\u201d Trump is known to tell visitors. \u201cNone of the fake stuff.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            And the transformation at the White House hasn\u2019t been subtle. When Trump decides what he wants, he seeks immediate action, sources said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cI have two jobs. I have a construction job \u2026 which is really like relaxation for me because I\u2019ve been doing it all my life,\u201d Trump recently said.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1012\">LA mayor candidate Spencer Pratt distances himself from past 9\/11 conspiracy comments, says he was \u2018young and naive\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            This week, construction on a temporary arena for next month\u2019s UFC fight has taken over the White House grounds. The massive structure erected on the South Lawn is even visible from the North Lawn.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            He\u2019s already finished several projects. The Rose Garden has been paved with stone and reconfigured in the image of his Mar-a-Lago patio; the tongue-in-cheek \u201cPresidential Walk of Fame,\u201d with biographies written in Trump\u2019s voice, has been installed along the West Colonnade, plus new granite pavers; Giant new flagpoles and a helipad have been added to the lawn. And the Palm Room flooring and the storied Lincoln Bedroom bathroom have been redone in marble.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Inscription plaques along President Donald Trump's\" class=\"wp-image-1031\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d5e0a19a49914eb310c8bed190e6022e.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d5e0a19a49914eb310c8bed190e6022e.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/d5e0a19a49914eb310c8bed190e6022e-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Plaques along President Donald Trump&#8217;s &#8220;Presidential Walk of Fame&#8221; are cleaned at the White House on January 6.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Kevin Lamarque\/Reuters<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Trump has also set his sights beyond the White House: Across town, the Kennedy Center \u2014 whose facade also now bears his name \u2014 is undergoing a sweeping renovation requiring a two-year closure. He\u2019s overseeing the repainting of the Reflecting Pool, along with plans for the massive arch (which has lost eight feet). He\u2019s building new sidewalks for Lafayette Square, pushing a coat of white \u201cmagic paint\u201d for the neighboring Eisenhower Executive Office Building and resurrecting a plan for a \u201cGarden of American Heroes\u201d proposed during his first term and scrapped by the Biden administration.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Trump has spent more time reflecting on his legacy during his second term \u2014 and he sees his rebuilding of the White House and Washington, DC, as part of that, sources said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cLook at Donald Trump\u2019s life, look at what he\u2019s done: Built things that no one will ever tear down,\u201d the source close to the president told CNN, noting that even if successors undo his policies, the ballroom will likely still stand.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThe one thing they can\u2019t tear down will be the East Wing. That is his lasting impact. That\u2019s why he cares so deeply: legacy sh*t,\u201d the source said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            White House spokesperson Davis Ingle told CNN in a statement that \u201ceveryone should celebrate\u201d the president\u2019s \u201chistoric beautification of the White House and our Nation\u2019s Capital and giving it the glory it deserves.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<h2>\n        Legal and political challenges\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n            Trump is expending political capital to get his projects done, with the White House recently pressuring Congress to authorize $1 billion for security costs tied to the ballroom, despite the president repeatedly saying the project would be privately funded.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThis is really being built for other presidents, it\u2019s not being built for me,\u201d Trump said last week, trying to make the case for the national imperative of his ballroom after the Senate parliamentarian ruled against some of his funding being in the latest GOP budget bill.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            But Republicans have feared spending taxpayer dollars on such a project would only reinforce voters\u2019 perceptions their party is out of touch, Senate aides and others familiar with the matter previously told CNN. The GOP dramatically broke with the president last week over that and his \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            But taxpayers are also expected to foot costs for some of his other projects \u2014 including portions of the arch, the \u201cGarden of Heroes\u201d and the Reflecting Pool renovations.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Construction continues on a temporary arena that will host the UFC Freedom 250 fight event in June on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 27.\" class=\"wp-image-1032\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8863a06bf60c828d26c555d6de24536b.jpg\" width=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8863a06bf60c828d26c555d6de24536b.jpg 718w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8863a06bf60c828d26c555d6de24536b-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Construction continues on a temporary arena that will host the UFC Freedom 250 fight event in June on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 27.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Jonathan Ernst\/Reuters<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bald eagles fly as workers paint the Reflecting Pool, which is being painted blue at the directive of US President Donald Trump, in Washington, DC, on May 14.\" class=\"wp-image-1033\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6c637063b991b0acc5a9f22aaaf80db3.jpg\" width=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6c637063b991b0acc5a9f22aaaf80db3.jpg 718w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6c637063b991b0acc5a9f22aaaf80db3-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Bald eagles fly as workers paint the Reflecting Pool, which is being painted blue at the directive of US President Donald Trump, in Washington, DC, on May 14.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Evelyn Hockstein\/Reuters<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Trump has leaned on the same expansive view of executive authority that he\u2019s often brought to tariffs or foreign policy \u2014 which has prompted similar legal pushback.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cIt\u2019s not just the projects taking his time \u2014 it\u2019s defending all of these cases,\u201d said the source who has met with Trump about one of his projects.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The administration has been hit with at least 10 lawsuits taking aim at projects from the ballroom to the arch. At the heart of many of these legal challenges isn\u2019t whether Trump can do what he wants to do, but whether he\u2019s followed key processes in doing so, from seeking congressional approval to getting signoff from planning commissions in the nation\u2019s capital.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Lawyers from the highest levels of the Justice Department have been tapped to defend the president in court, arguing that he is acting within his presidential powers.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cHis fingerprints are all over these cases the same way they\u2019re all over the choice of upholstery for seats in the Kennedy Center,\u201d said the source.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1010\">Proposed US Ebola facility in Kenya sparks backlash at home and abroad<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump had just finished showing off renderings for June\u2019s White House UFC fight when his focus shifted to another set of designs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1021,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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