Mar-a-Lago Inspires Trump for Rose Garden Redesign

Monday, August 11, 2025

President Donald Trump's controversial redesign of the White House Rose Garden just took another intriguing turn after new photos revealed the space has been filled with yellow-and-white-striped umbrellas that bear an uncanny resemblance to those found at his Mar-a-Lago resort.

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... Trump, 79, sparked furious controversy earlier this year when it was revealed that he was planning a significant overhaul of the historic space"which was originally installed by first lady Ellen Louise Wilson, wife of President Woodrow Wilson, in 1913.

For decades, the grassy space has served as one of the most iconic exterior areas of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., made famous by the colorful rose bushes that bordered the immaculately landscaped lawn. ...

Despite the backlash over the plans, Trump pressed on with his redesign of the rose garden, with images taken in June revealing that the grass had been ripped up and replaced with gravel.

Now, just weeks later, the paving of the Rose Garden appears to be complete. It is now dotted with a number of white tables and chairs, each of which bears its own colorful striped umbrella. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-11 12:15 PM | Reply

Take a look at the paved-over former Rose Garden in the photo in the article.

Gaudy.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-11 12:16 PM | Reply

He's not planning on leaving, guys. He's turning it into his gaudy, tacky pile of s&^% "resort" because that's now viewed as his personal home.

#3 | Posted by jpw at 2025-08-11 12:22 PM | Reply

#4 | Posted by qcp at 2025-08-11 01:05 PM | Reply

Grass wastes water.

#5 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-08-11 01:54 PM | Reply

Not if it's white. In Trumpy's America if you are any other skin color you are also a waste of water.

#6 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-08-11 02:04 PM | Reply

@#4

Here's the image with the umbrellas ...

#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-11 02:05 PM | Reply

Overcompensating are we??

#8 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-08-11 02:09 PM | Reply

Fess up, Donner, did you actually vote for Trump? You might as well have, since you and others are such useful idiots for him.

#9 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-08-11 02:09 PM | Reply

"Gaudy."

Tacky would be the word I'd use for it.

#10 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-08-11 02:12 PM | Reply

Re 9

Nope. I would never vote for an evil demon. I'd rather be sent to gulag in El Salvador.

Speaking of which. Trumpy does not even know I exist. And I'd like to keep it that way.

Thank you.

#11 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-08-11 02:15 PM | Reply

@#8 ... Overcompensating are we?? ...

I did a double-take when I first saw that picture.

I tried to be tactful when I ascribed "gaudy" to it.

#12 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-11 02:19 PM | Reply