President Trump is set to make an announcement this afternoon with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on renovation plans for Dulles International Airport in Virginia.
Per the Hill:
President Trump and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Wednesday afternoon will announce plans for a new renovation project at Dulles International Airport near Washington.
The more than $20 billion project includes adding a new underground system to connect terminals and nixing the airport’s well-known people movers, according to sources familiar. The mobile lounges have been under the microscope since one crashed into a dock at the airport late last year, injuring more than a dozen people.
The announcement comes as the Trump administration has received scrutiny for other renovations, including Trump’s ballroom project at the White House and the revamped Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
President Trump has previously called Dulles a “terrible airport” and “incorrectly designed,” according to CBS.
He has also expressed dissatisfaction with the airport’s “parking that’s two miles away” and the “crazy” lounge transportation system.
Congress has previously introduced efforts to rename the airport “Donald J. Trump International Airport.”
President Trump and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy are scheduled to make the announcement at 3 pm ET.
Watch live below:
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