White House Rose Garden Bulldozed as Work Starts Paving It Over
https://www.newsweek.com/white-house-rose-garden-renovation-pictures-2088372
White House Rose Garden bulldozed as work starts paving it over
Since his return to the White House, Trump has
transformed the Oval Office, making some of the most significant changes to the room's appearance in modern presidential history. There have been gold medallions, gold vermeil figurines, gold eagles and gilded Rococo mirrors added.
It has also been reported that Trump wishes to build a ballroom in the White House, similar to the one he has at his Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago.
On Monday of this week, reporters noticed that
work had begun in the Rose Garden.
The Associated Press reported that the project will be completed in approximately two months, citing a White House official who was not authorized to comment publicly.
This same official said that employees of the National Park Service, which maintains the White House grounds, had started the work.
Images show the process of paving over the Rose Garden, first with construction crews digging up the grass, then poles and mud in the garden area. The most recent images show the garden covered in what looks to be gravel.
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Trump previously said he would pave over the Rose Garden because the grass is always wet, and it's an inconvenience for women in high heels.
The president also recently oversaw
the installation of two flagpoles on the front lawns of the White House, both of which measure 30.5 meters (100 feet) in height.
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The
Rose Garden was established in 1913 by Ellen Wilson, the wife of President Woodrow Wilson. It was later redesigned by President John F. Kennedy to serve as a space for outdoor ceremonies. It has since become a regular venue for various events, including receptions, press briefings, and other occasions.
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Trump has no respect for history, as evidenced by his belief that the Declaration of Independence meant the end of the Civil War. Trump is redoing the White House, which belongs to the American people,
a residence that presidents live temporary, into the Mar-a-Lago of the North. "Gold medallions, gold vermeil figurines, gold eagles and gilded Rococo mirrors added", and Trump is far from finished. His endeavor is to out-due the presidential residences of other countries. Coming up next will be a grand ballroom. I have to add, I've been in the White House, I did the tour when Reagan was president. It was almost a surreal experience for me, I'm a history lover, so getting up close to paintings on the wall that hung there when Abe Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, and other presidents stood, was just awesome. I absolutely hate what Trump has made of the Oval Office, it looks garish, ostentatious, and vulgar, just like Trump himself.