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intervention would be crossing a red line and be met with a response.
Franco Ordonez, NPR News, Palm Beach.
President Trump took a slight detour on his way to his Palm Beach golf club to visit Arkstone and Tile in Lake Worth, Florida.
The president is building a 90,000 square foot ballroom in place of the east wing, which was torn down last year.
The White House said Trump is purchasing the stone at his own expense.
Trump is well known for his fondness for marble.
He replaced tile in the Lincoln bathroom with marble.
On a trip to the Middle East, he described marble in the Qatar Palace as perfecto and very hard to buy.
Last month, Trump even suggested he was considering marble armrests for renovations at the Kennedy Center.
Franco, Ordonez, NPR News, Lake Worth, Florida.
President Trump vowed to step in if Iran uses lethal force on demonstrators as economic protests continue.
In an early morning social media post, Trump wrote that if Iran kills peaceful protesters, then, quote, the United States of America will come to their rescue.
We are locked and loaded and ready to go.
The comments mark a sharp escalation by the president toward Iran.
Clashes between police and protesters have turned deadly over the past week.
intervention would be crossing a red line and be met with a response.
Franco Ordonez, NPR News, Palm Beach.
President Trump says in a social media post that he's pulling troops from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon.