GARDEN PARTY

Trump Contemplates Paving Over the White House’s Rose Garden

Looks like he won’t rest until he has recreated Mar-a-Lago in D.C.

According to a report from The New York Times, President Donald Trump is considering ripping up the grass in the White House’s iconic Rose Garden and paving over it, which would result in something similar to his patio at Mar-a-Lago. Designers have already drafted potential plans for how to handle the transformation of the garden, and Trump has been weighing whether or not to use limestone, and whether there’s a possibility of installing hardwood floors for dancing. Despite what sounds like a fairly hideous transformation in the works, there’s at least one silver lining: the roses will not be removed. The renovation is just one of many potential changes Trump is considering; others include hanging a grand chandelier from the ceiling of the Oval Office, and he’s apparently already covered much of the formerly empty space on the Office walls with portraits of presidents and other images, including a framed New York Post front page featuring Trump’s post-indictment mug shot.