It appears that the Trumps want to do more entertaining while at the White House, so much so that President Donald Trump intends to hold court on what will essentially be a court. No problem – presidents put their stamp on the place and we all survive, though Trump did test the country when patient zero showed up in the Rose Garden during the Justice Amy Coney-Barrett matter last term, giving many attendees – including Trump himself, COVID. But most of us managed and that would otherwise be the case this time except that these changes will once again come to the iconic Rose Garden. Playing with fire, Trump assures us that the roses stay… the greenery will be gone. We will be forced to ponder whether one can have a Rose “Garden” surrounding a patio. The center court will no longer be plush grass, making the entire place a patio surrounded with nice potted flowers. Or something like that.
The justification is that they plan to do more reception type stuff. Again, this is basic “presidenting” stuff were it not for the fact that many presidents have managed in the dozen or so places already set aside for entertainment and the changes here are primarily for women in high heels. That sounds viciously DEI but Trump might like high heels. It is possible he considers heels to be really cool DEI – no worries, bring on the women. He talked about all this on the Laura Ingraham show last night per a report brought to us by Mediaite. We pick up the transcript here:
“Are you… are you paving over the grass here?” she asked.
“What was happening is, you’re supposed to have events,” Trump replied. “Every event you have, it’s soaking wet. It’s soaking wet. And people can’t– and the women with the high heels, it’s just too much.”
“That’s where you did the Kavanaugh thing and Amy Coney Barrett,” Ingraham said, noting ceremonies for two of Trump’s Supreme Court nominees.
So, interestingly enough, right after Trump complained about it always being “soaking wet,” Ingraham was able – off the top of her head – to list two of the seminal events from Trump’s last term that did, indeed, “take place right here.” It merely casts some doubt on the dump being too wet to be of any use. Note, also – that pavement alone doesn’t prevent water from coming down but we don’t know about any possible overhangs. Last, though I’ve never worn high heels (Honest), it’s unknown how much difference cold hard stone makes over perfect grass. Be that as it may…
“The grass just, it doesn’t work,” Trump added. “And we have a gorgeous stone and everything else. But you know, we use it for press conferences and it doesn’t work because the people fall into the, you know, into the wet, the soaking wet [inaudible].”
The stone will be gold melted down from Fort Knox – if any remains, Trump did not say but we can maybe wager. After all, if you’re just going to put regular stone in it is tough to make the argument that it’s an upgrade from grass. Then again, high heels. We’ll see. Go for gold – it doesn’t really wear and tear, it’ll be like a savings plan. “Time to put the grass back in.”
“The roses stay? The grass goes?” Ingraham followed up.
“The roses stay,” the president replied. “No, it’s a rose garden. All of this stays. Just the center section. I think it’s gonna be beautiful. I think it’s gonna be more beautiful.”
Hate to quibble but anyone looking at a newly built stone patio surrounded by roses isn’t going to name it “the Rose Garden.” He might be better off just naming it “The Trump Tables” and getting on with the renovation, setting aside the chance that someone is fooled as to what’s really happening.
But given the fact that the administration appears ready and able to renovate Medicaid down, this barely registers on the outrage scale… But do have Elon look at the renovations and see whether he might have something to say about another government investment that makes no sense and really creates nothing.
While Trump is appropriating the Kennedy legacy (some might say he’s bulldozing it) for himself, he’s also just announced plans to pave the green lawn in JFK and Jacqueline Kennedy’s rose garden. 🌹
— Lori Spencer (@RealLoriSpencer) March 20, 2025
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The Orange Moron is just completing the destruction of the Rose Garden started by Melanoma the last time they haunted the White House.
Also note the gilding of the Oval Office. Tacky gold filagree glued to every possible surface. The Resolute desk is out for refurbishing (gilding?). The gold crap on the fireplace looks awful…but if you think you are now a king….