President Trump Announces Completion of New White House Helipad
President Trump announced today (Sept. 7), on Labor Day, that the White House helipad - which was redone at his request last month - has been completed.
(Washington, D.C.) President Trump announced today (Sept. 7), on Labor Day, that the White House helipad – which was redone at his request last month – has been completed.
Image of President Donald J. Trump showing members of the media the White House helipad under construction on the South Lawn on August 19, 2026, courtesy of The White House (official photo by Joyce N. Boghosian).
“Dwight Eisenhower didn’t need a Helipad at the White House for those little Choppers, but America needs one now — Just completed, and MAGNIFICENT! President DONALD J. TRUMP,” the President posted via his @realDonaldTrump account on Truth Social.
The helipad designed for Marine One is 100 feet wide and made from 4-inch-thick granite from a quarry in California, and adorned with the presidential seal, according to The Hill,
White House spokesperson Davis Ingle previously told The Washington Post that the project was intended to provide a safer landing area while protecting the lawn from Marine One’s exhaust.
Per The Hill, the President’s new helipad project began after crews removed the fighting arena from the White House’s South Lawn after the “Freedom 250 UFC” event to celebrate his 80th birthday in June. The following month, the President that Sikorsky Aircraft — a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin — was covering the $6 million cost of the project.
Later, in August, President Trump requested changes to the helipad.
