Trump Hails Maiden Marine One Flight From New White House Heliport
Trump thanks Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet, D.C. construction workers and Clark Construction for a granite South Lawn helipad he says took 25 years to get done.
First Published: September 21, 2026, 2:17 PM ET
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump celebrated the first Marine One flight from a newly built heliport on the White House South Lawn, thanking Lockheed Martin and the crews who built it.
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