Video Shows US Donald Trump on Roof of White House, He Explains What He’s Doing
- President Donald Trump was spotted strolling along a roof at the White House on Tuesday morning, August 5, and jokingly told reporters he was planning to install “nuclear missiles” there
- Trump at first claimed he was “just taking a little walk” — before saying he was looking to put “nuclear missiles” there and chuckling and moving his hand to mimic a projectile
- Trump has already completed numerous construction projects at the presidential residence and said he is looking to add more, including a privately funded $200 million ballroom in the East Wing that he hopes to complete
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Washington, USA - President of the United States (US) Donald Trump on Tuesday, August 5, began typically enough, with a television interview and a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
New York Post reported the American leader's day then took an unexpected and unusual turn when he appeared on the roof of the White House’s West Wing.
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As reported by AP News on Tuesday, August 5, Trump emerged from a door connected to the State Dining Room and stepped onto the roof above the press briefing room and west colonnade that walls the Rose Garden.
The 79-year-old spent nearly 20 minutes surveying the rooftop and the grounds below, including a newly paved makeover of the Rose Garden.
Reporters, tipped off by the out-of-the-ordinary positioning of snipers above the Oval Office, shouted questions from below.
One journalist asked Trump why he was on the roof.
“Taking a little walk,” Trump shouted back. “It’s good for your health.”
The video can be watched below:
Trump's unusual stroll: Netizens react
Meanwhile, X (formerly Twitter) users shared their thoughts after sighting the video of Trump.
Legit.ng captured some comments below:
@GlendaGalvez4 wrote:
"Probably checking the roof out for leaks. He built buildings for years…probably walked on a lot of those roofs inspecting the work."
@ArmaLite15OU812 commented:
"The man has more energy than anyone. He does circles around the competition!"
@ElsaMRamon commented:
"It’s all for attention and show. He is literally doing anything to distract from Epstein scandal."
@Christine73003 said:
"President Trump is surveying the lawn for his big beautiful ballroom. He walks it like a boss and I’m so excited because it’s gonna take a while for that to be built and he is not funding a beautiful ballroom like that to leave it to some other president there is much more at play. I think President Trump will be our president for a lot longer than the next four years, God willing."
@CryptoNuggets01 wrote:
"He has more energy than a 15 year old boy. He’s really enjoying every second."
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Trump plans major $200m renovation of White House
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Trump is set to undertake one of the most ambitious architectural additions to the White House in decades, a $200 million ballroom adjacent to the East Wing.
The announcement, made during a press briefing marked the latest in a series of high-profile renovations under Trump’s administration, which have included paving over the Rose Garden and adding gold-filigree embellishments to the Oval Office.
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