Of all of President Donald Trump’s often haphazard changes to the nation’s capital and the White House, the creation of a helipad at the People’s House seemed to be the most reasonable — with the purported goal of protecting the South Lawn grass from repeated use by Marine One. But new reporting suggests that Trump is already scrapping aspects of the multimillion-dollar project, ordering contractors to redo weeks of completed work on the helipad.

Recent images have shown the gradual construction of the circular landing site near the White House’s South Portico, a circular helipad designed to feature an enlarged version of the presidential seal. But the Washington Post reports that Trump is “dissatisfied” with the progress so far and has........

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