{"id":2603887,"date":"2026-05-18T09:20:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-plans-to-build-helipad-on-the-south-lawn\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T09:20:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:20:55","slug":"white-house-plans-to-build-helipad-on-the-south-lawn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-plans-to-build-helipad-on-the-south-lawn\/","title":{"rendered":"White House plans to build helipad on the South Lawn"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-plans-to-build-helipad-on-the-south-lawn%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2603887&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The White House is reportedly considering building a helipad on the South Lawn to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >reduce damage caused<\/a> by frequent Marine One landings and takeoffs.The concern has focused on the heavier VH-92A patriot helicopter, whose exhaust is said to burn the South Lawn\u2019s grass-forcing the Marine Corps to keep using the older VH-3D Sea King instead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-sri-lanka-crisis-reveals-the-dangers-of-green-utopianism\/\" title=\"How the Sri Lanka Crisis Reveals the Dangers of Green Utopianism\">fully transitioning<\/a> to the new aircraft.  <\/p>\n<p>The plan,described by people familiar with it,has no set timeline and may face opposition from liberal groups that have criticized other Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chip-and-joanna-gaines-network-pulls-home-work-from-network-after-homeowners-make-accusations-about-conditions-work\/\" title=\"Chip And Joanna Gaines Network Pulls \u2018Home Work\u2019 From Network After Homeowners Make Accusations About Conditions, Work\">renovation projects<\/a>. The helipad idea is also reportedly under consideration for Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago residence.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" type=\"category\" id=\"125\">White House<\/a> is reportedly planning to build a helipad on the South Lawn to mitigate damage from the Marine One helicopters\u2019 frequent landings and takeoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Concern has been raised for years about the damage to the South Lawn\u2019s grass from the much heavier and more powerful VH-92A Patriot helicopter, which is replacing the older VH-3D Sea King to serve as Marine One. President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> is looking to carry out yet another renovation of the White House, solving this problem by installing a helipad, according to people familiar with the matter <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/trumps-latest-white-house-renovation-plan-a-helipad-on-the-south-lawn-9d0bf72f\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/trumps-latest-white-house-renovation-plan-a-helipad-on-the-south-lawn-9d0bf72f\">speaking with<\/a> the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4571952\/sean-spicer-group-case-trump-to-seniors-before-midterm\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Sean Spicer-linked group makes case for Trump to seniors before midterm elections<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4572055\/vance-says-780-shuttered-hospice-centers-never-responded-after-fraud-crackdown\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance says 780 shuttered hospice centers never responded after fraud crackdown<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4571154\/trump-controversy-china-us-colleges-farmland\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump stirs up controversy over China\u2019s involvement in US colleges and farmland<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>A timetable hasn\u2019t yet been established, but the plan is likely to face opposition from liberal groups, which have fought Trump\u2019s other renovation projects.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the White House for comment.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4571355\/senate-parliamentarian-trump-ballroom-security-funding\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4571355\/senate-parliamentarian-trump-ballroom-security-funding\/\"><strong>SENATE PARLIAMENTARIAN DEALS SETBACK TO TRUMP\u2019S BALLROOM SECURITY FUNDING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump waves to reporters as he walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The VH-92A\u2019s powerful engine emits more exhaust than the VH-3D, which risks burning the grass. 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In just his first year in office, Trump paved over the Rose Garden, installed a granite walkway along the West Wing Colonnade, installed two new flagpoles on the White House lawn, renovated the Lincoln bathroom, and demolished the East Wing to make way for the construction of a ballroom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House reportedly plans a helipad to protect South Lawn grass<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2603890,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26128831832284.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[79850,79849,33224,32127],"class_list":["post-2603887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-helipad","tag-south-lawn","tag-washington-dc","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26128831832284.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2603887"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2603892,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2603887\/revisions\/2603892"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2603890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2603887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2603887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2603887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}