White House, Donald Trump and Halloween
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The White House on Friday announced a new rule restricting the ability of credentialed journalists to freely access the offices of press secretary Karoline Leavitt and other top
Rumors swirled that the president was building a "secret bunker" from which to hide from protesters or to serve a third term.
"The site is under construction" is a sign that could greet visitors peering through the fence at the southeast corner of the White House, trying to catch a glimpse of where the East Wing once stood. Instead, those are the words greeting visitors to the websites of several companies working on building the White House ballroom.
The president plans to build a triumphal arch along the Potomac River and a new ballroom on the White House grounds.
White House reporters are balking at Communications Director Steven Cheung’s paranoid assertion that they are resorting to spy-like tactics to report on the administration. On Friday, the Trump administration,
Trump posted dozens of photos of the Lincoln Bedroom’s remodeled bathroom, stating the prior art deco style was “totally inappropriate for the Lincoln Era.”
The White House said Friday that reporters could no longer access an area in the West Wing known as “Upper Press” that houses the offices of key communications staff members, triggering pushback from White House correspondents,
Stewart McLaurin, president of the White House Historical Association, says more people have been talking and learning about White House history in the past couple of weeks.
President Trump’s efforts to remodel the White House in his image continued on Friday with the unveiling of a shiny marble-and-gold Lincoln Bathroom.
WASHINGTON — The White House will reopen its doors to the public in December for public tours, even as demolition and construction of the East Wing is still underway. According to a press release the tours will feature an updated route.