Afterwards he went in search of the perpetrator, where he apparently found it quickly – “thanks to the fact that we installed the best security devices that exist,” said the president. He came across the “stupid people” who even watched their boss (“with” with sunglasses! “)) Even at work. “It was a subcontractor who carried out heavy landscaping work on a steel car that was broken and tilted heavily, making it hard against the soft, beautiful stone,” said Trump.
The US president explains that he “great workers” love and respect, “but something like that should never happen”. He would now replace the stone, invoice the contractor’s costs and never let him work in the White House again.
The rose garden of the White House goes back to early presidential history: the first facilities were created under John Adams, Thomas Jefferson was redesigned, Edith Roosevelt had a “Colonial Garden” created in 1902 and Ellen Wilson added roses and hedges in 1913. According to the magazine “Vogue” President John F. Kennedy, who commissioned the landscape architect Rachel “Bunny” Mellon took the crucial step towards the modern rose garden. Her draft from 1962 was based on clear lines with hedges in diamond form, extensive lawn for public appearances and seasonal accents by decorative trees and flowers.
During his tenure, Donald Trump intervened in this tradition with a particularly drastic conversion. In summer he had the lawn replaced with stone slabs, which he himself justified with practical considerations: According to “Vogue”, the lawn was too damp for him at events, and high -heeled shoes should be safer on a firm surface. Supported by National Park Service, the project was gradually implemented – by Bulldozern in June to finished stone tiles in July.
