President Donald Trump popped up in an unexpected place Tuesday: on the roof of the White House.
Reporters yelled questions, and Trump shouted back some answers.
“Sir, why are you on the roof?” one called out.
“Mr. President, what are you doing up there?” shouted another.
Trump said he was “taking a little walk” and that walking is “good for your health.”
Asked what he might build up there, Trump made some gestures and said “something beautiful.”
“What does that mean?” another reporter shouted.
“We’ll show you,” he said. “It’s just another way to spend my money for the country.”
Trump has been making renovations to the White House, funding some himself. He recently added a pair of giant flagpoles and announced plans for a massive ballroom.
So what was he doing on the roof?
Trump’s critics had some theories:
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