Trump’s White House Ballroom Plan Is About More Than a Building
The president’s focus on legacy projects while still in office — despite war abroad and voter concerns about prices — marks a striking break from historical norms.
With oil surging past $4 a gallon as the war in Iran raged on, President Donald Trump gathered reporters around the Resolute Desk on Tuesday afternoon and pulled out pages of notes in his signature Sharpie scrawl.
But it wasn’t the ongoing conflict or market vacillations that had earned handwritten talking points.