https://freerepublic.com/tag/helipad/ en-us Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:07:47 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4396459/posts WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump made use of the newly installed White House helipad for the first time on Monday after a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the South Lawn. Construction workers lined the new path from the White House residence to Marine One on the South Lawn as the president cut the ribbon and made his way to the presidential helicopter for the helipad’s inaugural takeoff Breitbart https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4396459/posts#comment Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:07:47 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4396399/posts President Trump unveiled his new granite helipad on Monday, but none of the major TV networks carried the event as tensions between the media and the White House escalated. Trump used a pair of golden scissors to cut the red, white and blue ribbon on the project he dubbed “a work of art” while surrounded by construction workers who built the White House pad, which features the seal of the United States and is estimated to cost $6 million. The White House aired the event on its social media channels, but Marine One, sitting on the helipad behind the president... NY Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4396399/posts#comment Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:22:11 GMT