美国总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)周二在接受记者采访时，在钻机和锤子的噪音中，展示了他有争议的白宫舞厅的建设工地。
特朗普将这个从拆除白宫东翼开始的庞大项目描述为他自己和未来总统的堡垒。
“这是一个保护里面所有东西和上面所有东西的盾牌，”特朗普说。他还说，在我看来，这将是“有史以来最安全的建筑”
手里拿着成品的海报板模型，特朗普在被掏空的建筑工地上方发表了讲话。特朗普说，地下综合体将有六层楼高，包括一所军事医院、研究设施和会议室。
特朗普表示，“坚不可摧的钢铁”和“大约4英寸厚”的窗户玻璃是安全特征之一。他说，屋顶将具有“巨大的无人机能力”，并将充当“无人机港口”，因此“它保护了整个华盛顿。”
当被问及关于“无人机港”的更多细节时，白宫没有提供额外的解释，让美国广播公司新闻(ABC News)参考特朗普周二早上的评论。
今年3月，一名法官裁定，未经国会授权，特朗普不能建造舞厅，但他表示，与安全相关的工作可以继续进行。一;一个上诉法院随后介入在他们更充分地考虑这个问题的同时，允许这个项目的所有建设。此案的听证会定于6月5日举行。
特朗普周二似乎辩称，整栋建筑是相互关联的。
“屋顶和底层是连在一起的;底层和屋顶是一致的。屋顶也向下延伸到地下室。一切都是相连的。交织在一起，电梯，暖气，空调。这是一栋建筑。这就是为什么我们试图解释这是一座结构严谨的建筑，”特朗普说。
特朗普声称舞厅是一份‘礼物’,不用纳税人掏钱
在参观期间，特朗普还坚持他的说法，即白宫宴会厅本身不会花费任何纳税人的钱。
“所以，这一切都是我自己掏钱买的。因为我一直听到好像我不是。我们把这个作为礼物。这是一份礼物。这不会由纳税人买单，”特朗普说。
这位总统曾表示，他是为该项目出资的人之一，但他没有公开透露自己捐了多少钱。白宫还表示，他们的目标是通过私人捐款为舞厅筹集资金，舞厅的成本已跃升至4亿美元。
“这是给美利坚合众国的礼物，而且不仅仅是礼物。这将是美国或华盛顿特区有史以来最美丽的建筑之一，”特朗普周二表示。
他的评论来自一些国会议员共和党寻求10亿美元的资金，其中一部分将用于建筑工程。民主党人严厉批评了这项提议。
“国会正在批准安全资金...但这座建筑，我的意思是，我-我出资建造了这座建筑，还有许多伟大的爱国者，”特朗普说。
Trump says White House ballroom will be a 'shield' as he shows off construction site
President Donald Trump, over the noise of drills and hammers, showed off the construction site for his controversial White House ballroom in a tour with reporters on Tuesday.
Trump described the massive project, which started with a demolition of the White House East Wing, as a fortress for himself and future presidents.
"This is a shield that protects everything that's inside, everything that's on top," Trump said. He also said that it would be the "safest building ever built, in my opinion."
With poster board mock-ups in hand of what the finished product will look like, Trump spoke above the hollowed construction site. The underground complex, Trump said, will be six stories deep and include a military hospital, research facilities and meeting rooms.
"Impenetrable steel" and window glass that is "approximately four inches thick" are among the security features, according to Trump. The roof, he said, will have "massive drone capacity" and will act as a "drone port" so "it protects all of Washington."
Asked for additional detail about a "drone port," the White House offered no additional explanation, referring ABC News to Trump's comments Tuesday morning.
In March, a judge rules that Trump can't build the ballroom without authorization from Congress, though he said security-related work could go on. Anappeals court then stepped into allow all construction of the project for now while they consider the case more fully. A hearing in the case is set for June 5.
Trump on Tuesday appeared to argue that the entire building was interconnected.
"The roof goes with the ground floor; the ground floor goes with the roof. The roof also goes down into the basement. Everything is connected. Intertwined, elevators, heating, air conditioning. It's one building. That's why we're trying to explain that this is one well-knit building," Trump said.
Trump claims ballroom is a 'gift' with no cost to taxpayer
During the tour, Trump also maintained his claims that the White House ballroom itself will not cost any taxpayer money.
"So, all of this was paid for by myself. And because I keep hearing like I'm not. We are making a gift of this. This is a gift. This is not going to be paid for by the taxpayer," Trump said.
The president, who has said that he is one of the people paying for the project, has not publicly released how much he has donated.The White House also said they aimed to raise the funds for the ballroom, the cost of which jumped to $400 million, through private donations.
"This is a gift to the United States of America, and more than a gift. It's going to be one of the most beautiful buildings that's ever been built in the country or in Washington, D.C.," Trump said on Tuesday.
His comments come as some congressionalRepublicans seek $1 billion in funding, some of which would go to the building project. Democrats have panned the proposal.
"Congress is approving money for security ... But this building, I mean, I -- I put up the money to build this building, along with a lot of great patriots," Trump said.
