Trump Jokes About Installing Nuclear Missiles on White House Roof

U.S. President Donald Trump made an unannounced 20-minute walk on a White House rooftop on 5 August, drawing questions from reporters gathered below about the purpose of the visit. Asked what he planned to build there, Trump replied, "Missiles, nuclear missiles," and mimed a launch motion with his arm, according to journalists on the scene. The president’s rooftop appearance came as he surveys a series of renovations to the executive mansion, including a $200 million ballroom slated to break ground in September. Trump, who said he was “taking a little walk” and looking for “another way to spend my money for this country,” was escorted by bodyguards and protected by rooftop snipers during the excursion. While no formal proposal to install weaponry at the White House exists, the remark arrives amid escalating rhetoric between Washington and Moscow. The White House has not issued an official statement clarifying the comment.