What Trump Has Built

TIME reports that Trump showed off the new White House helipad, an 80,000-sq.-ft. expanse of carved granite on the South Lawn[2]. Asked why he is so focused on building projects, Trump told TIME that "The White House is a very special symbol."[2]According to TIME's article as republished by Yahoo News, Trump said of the renovations, "But I find it relaxing."[3]TIME reports that the war in Iran, which was launched without congressional authorization[2], is now seven months old with no end in sight. The magazine cites a Reuters/Ipsos poll in September[2] that put his approval at 32%, the lowest of his political career.TIME says Republican officials are preparing for the likelihood of losing the House—and perhaps the Senate[4]. Trump told the magazine, "They'll probably go after me," he says, "and I'll go after them."[4]According to TIME, Trump would not rule out declaring a national emergency or invoking the Insurrection Act around the midterms[3].MSN carried a report that Trump erupts in profanity-laced Oval Office tirade at TIME reporters[4] after he was pressed on whether he would pardon members of his administration.An opinion piece on MS NOW criticised the interviewers, arguing that "Trump steamrolled them."[5]