The president's comments came after workers erected two 88-foot-tall flagpoles, one on the north lawn and one on the south lawn, at the White House on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump hijacked his own press conference Tuesday to publicly interrogate construction workers at the White House about their immigration status. The president was fielding questions about his mass deportation campaign outside the White House when he abruptly pivoted to the hard hat-wearing workers installing new flagpoles in the

Pledges to boost arms spending and trade talks have won allies a reprieve from the president’s barbs and threats. Officials are enjoying it but know it could pass quickly.