CNN reports:
The White House was in need of substantial upgrades to its future security apparatus, updates that would include digging deeply and extensively, from the upper main driveway to the lower, across acres of pristine green grass.
Times had changed since the last substantial overhaul of systems, and with the country facing new, known and unknown security threats from various entities, it was paramount the updates happen, the United States Secret Service told the White House.
But the Trumps weren’t so inclined. They didn’t want the noise and, Melania Trump in particular, wanted to avoid disrupting the aesthetics on the back lawn, where there could perhaps be events. The first couple decided to “pass it to the next guy,” said one of the people familiar. That next guy ended up being President Joe Biden.
Read the full article. The project is now underway.
The project that’s currently tearing up the White House’s South Lawn initially landed on Donald Trump’s desk https://t.co/ArCNIcYoj6
— CNN (@CNN) May 7, 2021