> Lockheed Makes $5 Million "Donation" for White House Helipad

First the White House grounds were transformed into a UFC ring. Next, the South Lawn will feature a new granite helipad.

Construction was already under way Monday when President Trump told reporters about his plans and revealed that Pentagon contractor Lockheed Martin agreed to pay roughly $5 million toward the project.

“Sikorsky is paying for it,” tardtrump1.png told reporters Monday. “You know why? Because they didn’t tell us how powerful these helicopters were and they felt a little bit guilty.”

Lockheed’s Sikorsky unit makes the Marine One helicopters that ferry presidents. It won a contract in 2014 to develop a new fleet with more powerful engines. The overall program costs about $5 billion.

A Lockheed Martin spokeswoman said the company donated the funds to the National Park Service as part of “a long history of supporting projects in both the Washington, D.C., area and across the country.”

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