Posted on 10/27/2025 9:00:06 AM PDT by DallasBiff
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.
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LOL I remember that episode
Now stop that, telling the truth is verboten š
What did these trees do that made them go down in the history books?
I beg your pardon, I never promised you a magnolia garden.
Magnolias and poplars are trash trees. So are pines.
Great look for the Richest and most powerful nation in the world
The latest phony scandal is a departure from the usual cycle:
Russia
Racism
Global warming
Being mean to criminals
one place it says “removed,”and a caption on a picture says
“cut down,” so unclear. trees can be transplanted. perhaps we’ll learn more.
It all comes down to hate, as stated Obama can destroy a park for his ego, Trump is doing sonething that is long overdue
Trump could personally cure cancer and the left would condemn it
āHistoricā??!! LOL. The woods next to me has trees older than that.
One Democrat tree, one Republican tree.
Seems fair.
Not to mention the Gold King Mine fiasco. I would say scandal, but the drive-bys refused to give much coverage to it.
Had to look around a bit but looks like the two historic trees were relocated. One was planted by Jill in 2023.
Impeach HIM!!!!!!!!!! /s
Let’s get some perspective on trees. They are big weeds, made of cellulose. They have life spans. When they get in our way, we chop them down. Often, if they are made of quality wood, they end up as structural members or furniture.
Because they are weeds, when one falls, others take its place.
It is silly to be emotional about a tree.
ā If Obama or Biden had cut down a treeā¦ā
Why would anyone think they didnt
I’d pay to see any FDR memory item cut down. Harding was a boob, so no loss there, either.
The day they can plant a blight-resistant American Chestnut in the middle of the South Lawn, THEN I’ll care.
In one of those Tornadoes that went through Andrew Jackson plantation in Hermitage, TN and blew down some very old trees. Some one came in with a portable saw mill and cut up the trees and made a nice fortune from the wood selling to people that wanted the wood for it's historical value, the fellow probably won a bid to do it. I don't if it maple trees, or oak trees or something totally different. I would like to do something like that, but I would have to win the lottery to do something like that.
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