Construction workers started hanging large custom-designed tarps over the North Portico’s white columns at the White House on Thursday, showing the public what President Donald Trump wants the renovated front entrance to look like.
The tarps were printed with the redesigned columns as the coverings were placed over the actual columns, as seen in photos. Under the tarps, scaffolding has been in place for days.
The purpose of the renovation is to repair the stone columns. On Memorial Day, Trump was seen inspecting the Greek-style Ionic columns for six minutes as his motorcade returned from Arlington National Cemetery.
Earlier this week, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the North Portico columns are undergoing repairs and that the project should be completed “very quickly.”
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