Trump tosses binders full of permit paperwork on the floor in dramatic protest of government regulations (that he worried he'd trip on later but didn't)
Trump said he saw the binders laying out plans for an 18-mile road at a round table with transportation leaders before his event
He skimmed the binders and made jokes about their content as he threw two of them on the floor
Binders laid out plans for the Intercounty connector (ICC) running between I-270 to US 1 in Maryland and detailed a controversial environmental impact study
'They spent $29 million dollars for an environmental report weighing 70 pounds and costing $24,000 per page,' Trump said from the podium
On his way back to mic, Trump told the crowd, 'Better make sure I move it, I don't want to trip on the way out. That would be a big story'
By Francesca Chambers, White House Correspondent For Dailymail.com
Published: 13:01 EDT, 9 June 2017 | Updated: 13:35 EDT, 9 June 2017
President Donald Trump borrowed several binders of permit paperwork from a transportation official and threw them on the floor at a Friday morning event to shine a spotlight on the government's complex regulation process.
Trump said he saw the binders laying out plans for an 18-mile road at a round table with transportation leaders and asked their owner, a gentleman from Maryland, if he could use them in a demonstration.
'They spent $29 million dollars for an environmental report weighing 70 pounds and costing $24,000 per page,' Trump said from the podium.
Walking to his left, Trump skimmed the binders and made jokes about their content as he threw two of them on the floor.
He joked after, as he made his way back to the microphone, that he needed to be careful on his way out, so he did not trip and generate an embarrassing story.