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President Donald Trump's White House construction project set off a communication breakdown and an air safety incident, federal investigators found.

According to a Thursday report by The Washington Post, the president's Marine One helicopter started the cascade of events when it took off from a temporary location on August 4 due to White House construction, and controllers never got the required heads-up.

The miscommunication led to "a loss of separation" between Marine One and a commercial airliner, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board released on Thursday....

The internet reacted Tuesday after reports that President Donald Trump was so dissatisfied with the construction on his new helipad that he ordered contractors to start over.

The frustration was reportedly over the appearance of the new 100-foot-wide granite seal and slope of the White House lawn, The Washington Post reported. Crews were reportedly working around the clock to prepare for a visit from Chinese President Xi Jinping next month.

"The White House’s South Lawn, where the helipad is being built, slants downward. Trump has expressed a desire for a landing pad that sits level with the horizon, prompting contractors to disassemble their work and consider whether to start by changing the lawn itself," sources told The Post....

CNN's Kaitlan Collins played video Thursday that may have helped predict National Security Adviser Mike Waltz's downfall from the Trump administration.

It was recorded earlier this week, showing Waltz arriving at Andrews Air Force Base via Marine One, then moving to the side of the plane as Trump adviser Stephen Miller is seen bounding up the stairs to Air Force One.

"There was a moment that CNN saw on Tuesday when the president was going to Michigan on his 100 days in office, and Mike Waltz, we noticed, traveled on Marine One with him. But 10 minutes later, you see it. Joint Base Andrews, that's his figure. He does not get on Air Force One. It's only about a 10-minute flight, so it's extremely odd to to take the helicopter flight and then not actually go on the trip." ...