Did you know that the Jackie Kennedy Rose Garden was also torn apart with the East Wing demolition ???

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5. And 6 trees, two designated as memorial trees.

I know the regime is perpetrating far more devastating crimes against humanity, but this strikes a nerve. It is so infuriating and heartbreaking I can hardly breathe.

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

At least six trees that once surrounded the East Wing appear to have been removed from the White House grounds, according to the images.
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Two historic magnolia trees originally dating to the 1940s -- designated as commemorative trees for Presidents Warren G. Harding and Franklin D. Roosevelt -- appear to have been removed during the construction.

A magnolia tree commemorating Harding was originally planted by first lady Florence Harding in 1922 northeast of the entrance to the original 1902 East Wing, according to the National Park Service. The tree was replanted in 1947 and later re-designated as a commemorative tree in the 1950s, according to the park service.

The Roosevelt tree was originally planted in 1942 southeast of the entrance to the newly constructed East Wing, according to the park service. The tree was designated as a commemorative tree in the mid-1950s.