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Trump wants to build an expanded bunker under the White House. A historian weighs in

NPR | By Michel Martin
Published August 17, 2026 at 2:50 AM MDT

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with author and presidential historian Garrett Graff about President Trump's plans for an expanded bunker beneath the White House.

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