- Donald Trump hosted a Rose Garden dinner for outdoor industry executives, where he signed executive orders to expand hunting and fishing access and reverse Biden-era restrictions.
- During the event, Trump joked about the power of the presidency, musing that he could have banned fishing to temporarily put Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris out of business.
- Trump claimed that outdoorsmen have not had a better friend in the Oval Office since President Theodore Roosevelt.
- The president highlighted recent White House renovations, showcasing a new black-and-white granite helipad built on the South Lawn.
- Trump said defense contractor Sikorsky Aircraft is paying an estimated $5 million to $6 million for the helipad after powerful new Marine One helicopters damaged the lawn.
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Trump tells outdoorsmen at White House dinner he is so powerful he could ban fishing
