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White House confirms new helipad for supersized Marine One helicopter

Changes come after report says Trump unhappy with helipad’s appearance and lawn’s slope

Guardian US By Edward Helmore Aug 5, 2026, 9:25 PM Captured Aug 5, 2026, 11:44 PM

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The White House has confirmed that contractors are redoing a new helipad built on the South Lawn to accommodate a new supersized Marine One chopper recently added to the presidential transport fleet.

A White House official said the changes to the circular concrete landing pad were ordered as “we continue to make improvements as part of the ongoing project to best match the needs of the White House”.

The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that Donald Trump was unhappy with the pad’s appearance and the lawn’s slope.

The paper said construction crews had been working “around the clock” to finish the project, which the president hoped would be completed before the Chinese president Xi Jinping’s visit to the US in late September.

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Changes come after report says Trump unhappy with helipad’s appearance and lawn’s slope
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While helicopters do not strictly require a level surface, the outlet said that downward gradient of the White House lawn, which slopes as much as 20 degrees in some spots, might also have to be changed so the helipad, too, could sit level with the horizon.

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