Trump says his ballroom will house a drone port. The Secret Service already has one next door

President Trump plans to add a drone port to the roof of a new White House ballroom. The port would house unmanned aircraft equipped with missiles and be staffed with armed personnel to protect the White House complex and surrounding area. The Secret Service already operates a similar drone facility nearby. Trump's proposal faces obstacles in implementation.

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The story so far

2 developments
  1. Sep 23Trump says his ballroom will house a drone port. The Secret Service already has one next door
  2. Sep 23Trump wants to push the militarization of the White House ballroom with this addition, but it won’t be easy

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Last development · Sep 23 — Trump wants to push the militarization of the White House ballroom with this addition, but it won’t be easy

The bigger story

How each side is putting it

Left

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Fast CompanyLean Left· 6d ago

Trump wants to push the militarization of the White House ballroom with this addition, but it won’t be easy

NOTUSLean Left· 6d ago

Trump’s Touting a Ballroom Drone Port — But There’s Already One Next Door

ABC NewsLean Left· 6d ago

Trump says his ballroom will house a drone port. The Secret Service already has one.

Ran by 6 outlets across the spectrum· HuffPost, Philadelphia Inquirer
HuffPostLeft· 6d ago

Trump Says His Ballroom Will House A Drone Port. The Secret Service Already Has One Next Door

Philadelphia InquirerLean Left· 6d ago

Trump says his ballroom will house a drone port. The Secret Service already has one next door

The Boston GlobeLean Left· 6d ago· ran in 6 outlets

Trump says his ballroom will house a drone port. The Secret Service already has one next door.

Center

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Ran by 6 outlets across the spectrum· WTOP Washington DC, WFMZ Allentown
WTOP Washington DCCenter· 6d ago

Trump says his ballroom will house a drone port. The Secret Service already has one next door

WFMZ AllentownCenter· 6d ago

Trump says his ballroom will house a drone port. The Secret Service already has one next door

NBC4 WashingtonLean Left· 6d ago

Trump says ballroom will house drone port. Secret Service has one next door

Right

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Same wire story as other lanes. No original Right take here.

MyNorthwestLean Right· 6d ago· ran in 6 outlets

Trump says his ballroom will house a drone port. The Secret Service already has one next door

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