Dan Diamond

One, as I mentioned, is he himself is a builder.

He feels very comfortable with these kinds of issues in ways that he doesn't feel comfortable with, say, the intricacies of economic policies.

So I think that's part of it.

And the legacy part, obviously, too.

There's probably one more aspect as well, which is President Trump in his second term

doesn't really care that much about what voters render as a verdict.

His popularity is not particularly high, according to polls.

These initiatives don't poll very well, but he's pushing ahead anyway because, you know, he's 79 years old.

The finish line is in sight, as it were.

And he just wants to get these things done because they're important to him.

There's so much in this administration that is abnormal, but you're absolutely right that

This president's efforts to put his name, his face on government buildings, on currency, there really is no precedent.

There was one time a century ago where the sitting president of the United States had his face on a coin, like a commemorative coin, and the reaction in part was so bad that they melted down those coins.

So this is something that President Trump and his team want.

But if you look at the polling, there are a lot of Republicans who don't want this.

He's really pushing against the will of many Americans.

My reporting partner and I, Jonathan Edwards, have been covering this case closely.

We broke the news of the lawsuit.

We've been in court for each one of the hearings.

There is a historic preservation group here in the States, the National Trust, which brought suit about four or five months ago to try to stop the ballroom from going forward.