President Donald Trump surveyed on Wednesday the grass of the north of the White House in search of the place to erect a flag of almost 100 feet high for an American flag.
The president plans to pay personally the two flag posts in the White House, one for the North Law and one for the South Lawn, as noted by the White House Cabinet Deputy Director Dan Scavino.
The correspondent of the White House of CBS News, Weijia Jiang, called Trump from the entrance path in front of the west wing.
“What are you doing, Mr. President?” She asked.
“Beautiful flag pole for the American flag,” he replied.
After inspecting the grass for a while, Trump held an improvised press conference near the White House report room, where he said the White House has needed flag posts for hundreds of years.
“They have needed flag posts for 200.
“They will be two beautiful posts. Pagged by Trump,” he added.
Since he returned to the presidency, Trump has appeared in the headlines with his redecoration and landscaping in the White House. The oval office has redecorated, which is now abundant with golden portraits and ornaments, including gold vases in the mantle on the oval fireplace. The main entrance to the Oval office has the New York Post’s Trump’s First Flat page.
Trump has also left his seal at the South Lawn. Earlier this month, he planted a magnolia sprout instead of a magnolia tree that was planted by Andrew Jackson but eliminated this year due to security reasons.
The offspring is “a direct descendant of the historic” Jackson Magnolia, “said the White House.