Donald Trump, it’s fair to say, pays a lot more attention to the Rose Garden at the White House than most other presidents do. His wife, Melania, supervised a major redesign of the Rose Garden during his first term, and it got another facelift this year.
Now, Trump has ranted about some supposed damage to the area.
On Truth Social this weekend, after bragging about how the Rose Garden is completed, Trump complained about “a huge gash” there.
“Three days ago, while admiring the stonework, I happened to notice a huge gash in the limestone that extended more than 25 yards long. It was deep and nasty! I started yelling, ‘Who did this, and I want to find out now!’ — And I didn’t say this in a nice manner. I wondered, ‘Was it vandalism or, was it stupidity?'”
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Trump then found his answer:
“Lo and behold, because of the fact that we’ve installed the finest security equipment anywhere, they brought back the stupid people, with their boss watching (in sunglasses!). It was a subcontractor that was installing heavy landscaping on a steel cart that was broken and tilting badly, with it rubbing hard against the soft, beautiful stone. I love and respect great workers and contractors, but something like this should never happen.”
He then went on to post video of the construction mistake, and vow that particular contractor would never be hired by the White House again.
Trump’s contractor tantrum, has not gotten very positive reactions on social media.
I have been a student of Donald Trump’s language for years, and I think this post about the rose garden may be his greatest ever.
Every part is amazing. The braggadocious lede, the quoting himself yelling, the “lo and behold,” the perfectly crafted story arc…
I’m speechless pic.twitter.com/wt3jU4Gqc4
— Maxwell Meyer (@mualphaxi) August 30, 2025
Everybody thought Trump was dead, Instead he has been watching security footage for 2 days to find out who tore up his marble path in the rose garden. LOL! pic.twitter.com/xi88VwFKro
— Bodwulf (@Bodwulf) August 31, 2025
Trump is upset that a contractor damaged the stone in his new Rose Garden and is making him replace it.
Just think how upset he’s going to be when Newsom has it all torn up and tossed in a landfill. pic.twitter.com/sQ1pP1xwH7
— Turnbull (@cturnbull1968) August 30, 2025
Trump gave the Rose Garden workers MAGA hats. Now he is publicly humiliating them. Imagine working for this man. https://t.co/3xpBqQsSuV pic.twitter.com/u30GVFujvq
— Bad Fox Graphics (@BadFoxGraphics) August 31, 2025
Photo courtesy of the Political Tribune media library.
