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- The administration is advancing a secret, no-bid helipad on the White House lawn, citing national-security concerns despite historic preservation objections.
- President Donald Trump’s team approved a $5 million no-bid contract for the helipad, pending legal review.
- Joshua Fisher said the bidding was omitted because disclosure would jeopardize national security.
- Critics argue past presidents avoided permanent helipads and point to Trump’s alterations of the East Wing, Rose Garden and South Lawn.
