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orangecrush

(27,180 posts)
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 07:23 PM Friday

At least 2 historic magnolia trees, Kennedy Garden appear to have been removed to make way for Trump's White House ballr

The two trees date to the 1940s and commemorate two past presidents.

ByPeter Charalambous,Kerem Inal

Legend says that George Washington once chopped down his father's cherry tree.

Satellite images show President Donald Trump's project to build a $300 million grand ballroom has appeared to take down at least six trees on the White House grounds -- including two historic magnolia trees commemorating Presidents Warren G. Harding and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The satellite images released on Thursday provide the fullest picture yet of the extent of the demolition work on the White House's East Wing and its effect on the surrounding parkland -- changes made without consulting the government commission established by federal law to ensure the preservation and integrity of government buildings in D.C., according to former commission officials who spoke to ABC News.


https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/historic-magnolia-trees-kennedy-garden-removed-east-wing/story?id=126822108

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At least 2 historic magnolia trees, Kennedy Garden appear to have been removed to make way for Trump's White House ballr (Original Post) orangecrush Friday OP
Image: Ptah Friday #1
This was entirely preventable. orangecrush Friday #2
Trump can literally take a wrecking ball to the entire world and no one can or will stop him. Irish_Dem Friday #3
He's just getting warmed up BeerBarrelPolka Friday #5
We cannot even imagine what he has planned next. Irish_Dem Friday #8
No we can't BeerBarrelPolka Friday #9
Yes very diabolical. Irish_Dem Friday #11
I see no reason BeerBarrelPolka Friday #10
I agree. He may take down the entire WH. And make a new WH. Irish_Dem Friday #12
Could be BeerBarrelPolka Friday #13
At this point nothing would surprise me. Irish_Dem Friday #14
I totally agree BeerBarrelPolka Friday #15
Good point! yellow dahlia Friday #17
That's what Adolph thought too orangecrush Friday #16
Yes but he killed 75 million people in the process. Irish_Dem Saturday #19
And ended up sucking on a Luger orangecrush Saturday #20
The MAGAt and Trump sycophants who B.See Friday #4
Just like some evangelicals BeerBarrelPolka Friday #6
no. they most definitely AREN'T. B.See Friday #18
No wonder dweller Friday #7

BeerBarrelPolka

(1,944 posts)
10. I see no reason
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 07:53 PM
Friday

Why he won't demolish the whole White House and live at Mar a Lago. Then where's the next president supposed to live? I truly think he'll get to the point where he'll do this.

Irish_Dem

(76,888 posts)
12. I agree. He may take down the entire WH. And make a new WH.
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 07:57 PM
Friday

The ballroom building is way too large and expensive just to be a ballroom.
I assume there will be a bunker and living quarters.

The plan is to have a winter WH in MAL.
And the one in DC.

Irish_Dem

(76,888 posts)
14. At this point nothing would surprise me.
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 08:02 PM
Friday

And all the lying he is doing about this project means something very underhanded is taking place.

B.See

(7,178 posts)
4. The MAGAt and Trump sycophants who
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 07:35 PM
Friday

applaud this kind of thing (and Trump's lawless demolition of democracy as well) are NOT the "real Americans" or "patriots" they claim they are. It's all been one big fkng LIE.

Just as we suspected.

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