President Donald Trump said Monday that he's building a granite helipad on the White House lawn, insisting that the landing area is needed to accommodate new, more powerful presidential choppers.

The president has bypassed a review or approval process in his swift effort to build a granite helipad on the South Lawn.

Designers intend for the Mi-80 to feature more powerful engines and advanced avionics, enabling both manual and automatic operation during day and night—including over terrain lacking visual landmarks ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Donald Trump announced that he will build a granite helipad on the South Lawn to protect it from the intense exhaust ...

The Wall Street Journalfirst reported on Sunday that Trump was planning to install a helipad on the South Lawn of the White House for the new Marine One helicopter. Unlike some of the more ...