‘Giant tarp’ at White House startles reporters amid Trump update to iconic columns

A “giant tarp” printed to resemble the columns it now covers has been quietly draped over an area of the White House one Trump appointee wants to redo so it will resemble Mar-a-Lago, witnesses reported on Thursday.

Scaffolding at the White House’s North Portico entrance was covered Wednesday as construction crews continued a makeover of the 200-year-old continue reading …