And wow were they confused, per this Mediaite transcript of the White House press corps’ attempts to ask Trump what the hell he was doing:
REPORTER: Sir, why are you on the roof?
REPORTER: Mr. President, what are you doing up there?
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Taking a little walk!
REPORTER: Come down and talk to us!
REPORTER: What are you building?
REPORTER: How does the Rose Garden look?
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: (inaudible) ballroom (GESTURES) on the other side–
REPORTER: Are you considering more renovations, sir?
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Hello, Peter!
REPORTERS: (LAUGHTER).
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Looking good, Peter!
REPORTER: Are you going to build up there?
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: (GESTURES)
REPORTER: What does that mean?
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Looking for more ways to spend my money!
Can you give us another (inaudible)?
I’ll show you. It’s just another way to spend my money for the country.
REPORTER: Are you considering a second story?
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Anything I do is financed by me, so it’s not (inaudible) just like my salary is contributed, nobody ever mentions that.
REPORTER: Sir, are you going to add another level? …
REPORTER: Mr. President, what do you want to build? What are you trying to build?”.
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Missiles!
REPORTER: Sir, do you approve–?
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Nuclear– nuclear missiles!
REPORTER: You say more missiles?
REPORTER: Are you building missiles?
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: (GESTURES WITH RIGHT ARM)
REPORTER: What?
REPORTER: (LAUGHTER) Did he say missiles?