New Photos Reveal Iconic White House Rose Garden Paved Over After Trump Makeover

A view of the White House Rose Garden following Melania Trump's renovations in August 2020.US President Donald Trump’slong-promised overhaul of the White House Rose Garden became reality in photos taken this week.The White House Rose Garden's new look, courtesy of Trump, on Aug. 1.The green lawn at the center of the garden, used for decades for White House events, has been replaced with what appeared to be white stone. Some foliage remained, with rose bushes and hedges bordering the new patio area.The White House Rose Garden renovation, nearly complete, on July 29.The changes fulfilled Trump’s former vow to pave over the garden. He said the grass got too wet and the terrain made it hard for women to walk in high heels.President Barack Obama plays with Bo the dog in the Rose Garden in 2010.This is the second time the Rose Garden has undergone big changes with Trump in office. In 2020, First Lady Melania Trump oversaw her own Rose Garden makeover, which involved adding pathways, planting new rose bushes and tearing out some of the garden’s previous vegetation, including its beloved crab apple trees.A view of the White House Rose Garden following Melania Trump's renovations in August 2020.While her updates drew some backlash at the time, the changes weren’t nearly as stark as her husband’s new redesign.A groundskeeper waters flowers in the Rose Garden in July 2021, around a year after Melania Trump's renovation.This week, critics blasted the garden’s new look on social media.The fact that he turned the rose garden into fucking cement is such a perfect metaphor for everything these people do pic.twitter.com/wMB93vazSs— evan loves worf (@esjesjesj) August 1, 2025Here at Four Seasons we held a 2 minute silence today in memory of the Rose Garden. The man has no class 🤮 pic.twitter.com/yKC4mkzr6y— Four Seasons Total Landscaping (@TotalSeasons) August 1, 2025Dear God. The Rose Garden renovation looks worse than anyone could have ever imagined.Here's hoping the next president will rip this up and restore its beauty. pic.twitter.com/NJd2IO5bdD— Chris D. Jackson (@ChrisDJackson) August 1, 2025Wow. The Rose Garden renovation by Trump is absolutely appalling. He removed a beautiful piece of the White House and replaced it with concrete crap. I’m glad I got to see the Rose Garden in person before Trump did this because this is just gross. pic.twitter.com/IPWE5pMCg8— Harry Sisson (@harryjsisson) August 1, 2025That said, some people liked it, with fans noting that it includes drains shaped like American flags.Trump’s Rose Garden patio is complete.The drainage grates are in the shapes of American flags and there’s a Presidential Seal in all four corners.Amazing job. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/9cy6okNbLu— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) August 1, 2025President Trump’s renovation of the White House Rose Garden is complete, how beautiful! 😍Notice the American flag drainage pattern around the newly paved area. 🇺🇸🌹 pic.twitter.com/WLOny23FTc— FLOTUS Report (@MELANIAJTRUMP) August 1, 2025Revamping the garden isn’t the only thing on Trump’s White House renovation docket. He also plans spend $200 million tearing down the East Wing to construct a ballroom.Related...Trump Was Asked About His Press Secretary’s Performance. His Answer Took A Weird Turn.Brian Cox Accuses 'Idiot' Donald Trump Of 'Talking B*****ks' Over Scottish IndependenceTrump's Top Team Rages Over Allies' 'Clumsy' Plan To Recognise Palestinian Statehood

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