A U.S. flag was later raised on the south lawn around 1 p.m. at a ceremony that included Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner. The couple was at the White House to watch the swearing in of Charles Kushner, Jared's father, as U.S. ambassador to France.

US President Donald Trump installed two new flag poles outside of the White House, each measuring 100ft (30.5m) in height. According to Trump, both flag poles were paid for by him, with one sitting on the north lawn and the other one on the south lawn.

While President Donald Trump weighs the single most consequential decision of his time in office so far — the possibility of US military intervention in Iran — he’s also completing a personal project years in the making.