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After the Republican Party’s crushing defeat in the midterm elections, Trump was in no hurry to contemplate his defeat. Instead, he took reporters on a tour of the White House Ballroom construction site. While viewing the construction, they discussed details of the decoration. Ultimately, he said he was comfortable renovating the White House.
in the republican partymidterm elections In a devastating defeat, the Democrats took back both houses of Congress. chairmantrump Facing the cameras for the first time since the election, he was quick to reflect on his defeat, but took journalists on a tourwhite House At the banquet hall construction site, he talked enthusiastically about the crystal chandeliers and marble, and asked everyone: “Did you see the helipad from above? It’s so beautiful!”
The New York Times reported that on the 4th, Trump took reporters to the banquet hall, which still had only a steel frame structure. He pointed to the steel beam and introduced various marbles. He said people have been searching for a particular stone texture for 50 years. The owner of the mine was originally unwilling to sell it, “but he liked me.”
Just a day earlier, the Democrats had won a landslide victory and even Texas had started supporting the Democrats. Many Republicans within the Trump administration are heavy-hearted, worried that Democrats will launch investigations once they take control of Congress, and the parties have begun to hold each other accountable.
However, Trump walked around the construction site with a microphone and told reporters why the banquet hall’s kitchen was located underground. He said the kitchen occupies about 30% of the space. If it is placed above, three walls will be destroyed.
A huge steel beam was being slowly lifted by a crane, but it was unable to pass through the reserved hole in the ceiling because it collided with other steel frames. Trump suddenly interrupted the reporters’ questions and asked everyone to watch the steel beam rise. When the steel beam finally passed through the hole and the workers applauded, he asked, “Isn’t this great?”
He also answered several political questions and said that he had no regrets about going to war with Iran, that he would not replace Defense Secretary Jesus, and that he had no objection to Vice President Vance reviewing his defeat on social media.
An administration source close to Trump monitored the tour and said the president was clearly shaken by the election results; Another official suggested Trump could eat a small tub of ice cream instead of taking reporters to a construction site next time he symbolized the decline of the Republican Party.
Trump himself noted that during the campaign some people questioned why he spent time renovating the White House, but in reality he spent very little time on it.
“One, I spend very little time on it. Second, I enjoy it. It’s good, and for me, it relaxes me.”
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He did not react at first considering his defeat. Instead, he led reporters on a tour of the White House Ballroom construction site, introducing the steel frame, marble and crystal chandeliers along the way, and stopping several times to observe construction progress.
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In particular, he talked about a particular marble texture that he had been searching for for 50 years, and said that the owner of the quarry originally did not want to sell it but “he liked me.” Furthermore, he also explained why the kitchen is located underground, saying that it can conserve space better.
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He said he didn’t actually spend much time renovating the White House, but he liked it a lot and said it was a kind of comfort to him. On the contrary, the officials around him seemed quite worried about the outcome of his defeat in the elections.
