People are seen near a flooring truck outside the North Portico of the White House, draped with a tarp, in Washington, DC, on August 7, 2026. US President Donald Trump has hinted at changes to the North Portico's 200-year-old columns, which are in the Ionic style and not his preferred, more ornate Corinthian style. Workers began building scaffolding around the columns in late June. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)