{"success":true,"data":{"id":"7d2a7c30-1c3d-4a3d-bcc5-98172b61fbbe","title":"Trump continues White House renovations with security upgrades","summary":"Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. 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Trump](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/donald-trump) is overseeing significant renovations to the [White House](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/white-house), including \"security enhancements\" and stone repair to the North Portico entrance and its Ionic columns. \n*   A [White House](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/white-house) official confirmed these are \"standard renovation work\" and \"security enhancements and upgrades,\" with completion anticipated by mid-September. \n*   Trump announced the project on Truth Social, stating the White House was in a \"deplorable\" condition before his return to power and criticizing those who oppose his efforts to restore its grandeur. \n*   Interior Secretary Doug Burgum praised Trump's \"attention to detail\" regarding these and other historical renovation projects across Washington, D.C. \n*   This initiative is part of a broader \"beautification\" agenda that has previously included redesigning the [Oval 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