Trump Touts Granite Cleaning and Regrouting at White House North Entrance

Trump says the granite at the White House North Entrance has been cleaned and regrouted for the first time in 63 years, calling the maintenance work perfect.

First Published: August 28, 2026, 11:38 AM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald Trump said the granite at the White House North Entrance has been cleaned and regrouted for the first time in 63 years, calling the maintenance work perfect in a post on Truth Social.

The post included three photographs documenting the project, showing large gray granite paving slabs, a freshly applied grout joint and a worker in navy gloves handling masonry tools. A grout color sample stick reading “5230 Armor” and bearing the MAPEI brand appears in one image, while a worker’s gloves display the MaxiFlex name. Blue painter’s tape masks the joint lines in a grid pattern, a technique used to protect stone surfaces during regrouting.

Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Cleaning and Regrouting the Granite, for the first time in 63 years, at the White House North Entrance. Perfect work. Trump” on August 28, 2026 at 11:24 AM ET.

A worker applies grout to granite paving slabs at the White House North Entrance in Washington D.C. on 08/28/2026.

This is Trump’s 8th message released today, and the last post was 2 minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 36 of his 607 posts over the last 30 days classified as Uncategorized posts.

Trump is the 45th and 47th president of the United States, returning to the White House after a 2024 election victory according to whitehouse.gov. He defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024, winning 312 electoral votes and a plurality of the popular vote according to whitehousehistory. Born in Queens, New York, on June 14, 1946, he was educated at the New York Military Academy and the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania according to whitehousehistory.

Granite paving at the White House North Entrance undergoes regrouting in WASHINGTON D.C. on 08/28/2026.

A graduate of Wharton, Trump followed his father into real estate development and made his mark in New York City, where the Trump name became attached to prominent Manhattan addresses according to whitehouse.gov. He took over his father’s real estate company in 1971, renaming it the Trump Organization, and the business expanded into hotels, resorts, residential and commercial buildings, casinos and golf courses according to whitehousehistory. He is also an author whose first book, The Art of the Deal, was published in 1987 according to whitehousehistory.

Trump has drawn continued national coverage during his second term, with outlets tracking his executive orders, foreign policy moves and staffing according to theguardian. Coverage across news organizations has followed his second-term activity closely, spanning politics, trade and administration personnel according to independent.co.uk. His return to office and ongoing agenda have remained a steady focus of daily reporting according to apnews.

The post offered no cost figure, contractor name or completion date for the White House work beyond the images and Trump’s description. The images alone do not independently confirm the location or the timeframe, and the post is Trump’s account of the project.