Donald Trump calls himself "a good builder", claims he almost got sued for building "the new heliport" at The White House

Donald Trump reportedly called himself 'a good builder' and claimed that he almost got sued for building 'the new heliport' at the White House. He said it during his Arizona rally on October 14, 2026. According to Forbes Breaking News, Trump said,

"You know, they were going to sue me in that because I get sued every time I do anything, right? They were going to sue me in that, but then they saw it."

The president added,

"They said, 'It's so beautiful. We won't sue them.' But they sued me in the ballroom, and I won."

Trump said that he was the only person capable of spending $400 million to build a ballroom. He said they sued him because they didn't want it. Here, Trump referred 'they' to the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

ABC News mentioned that Trump constructed a granite helipad on the White House South Lawn for Marine One. The project was funded by Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, which manufactures the helicopters used to transport the president.

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Donald Trump claimed to be a good builder

During the Arizona rally, Donald Trump said that he was a good builder. He gave an example to the crowd that he had built the new White House heliport and claimed that he almost got sued for it. Trump said,

"I was a very good, very good builder. By the way, I'm building one of them. Has anyone seen the new heliport that I built? You know, they were going to sue me in that case because I get sued every time I do anything."

The president said that they planned to sue him over the project, but when they saw it, they called it beautiful and decided not to sue. He explained that they still sued him over the ballroom, but he won that case. Trump added that he was the only person who could announce spending $400 million to build a ballroom and then face a lawsuit simply because others didn't want it.

Did Donald Trump really build the new heliport?

The news about Donald Trump building the new heliport was true. The president built the granite helipad on White House South Lawn, funded by Sikorsky Aircraft. The company was a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, which crafts helicopters for transporting the presidents.

Trump said that Sikorsky would cover the construction costs, which was estimated to be about $5 to $6 million. He confirmed that the company paid the entire amount. Trump said that a Lockheed Martin spokesperson explained in a statement to ABC News that the company had a long tradition of supporting projects in Washington D.C. and across the country.

The spokesperson clarified that this particular contribution was directed to the National Park Service and emphasized that the company's work with the federal government followed strict ethics and compliance standards.

Read more: Donald Trump opened up about one of his cognitive test achievements in the Arizona rally.

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