Trump's White House Rose Garden gets Mar-a-Lago-style makeover and the Internet can't unsee it

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump's revamped White House Rose Garden has started to resemble Mar-a-Lago with new patio umbrellas.

The new yellow and white-striped umbrellas were recently installed on the deck-style tables on the stone patio that replaced the Rose Garden's grass lawn last month.

Rose Garden umbrellas resemble ones on the swimming pool patio at Mar-a-Lago

The umbrellas at the White House Rose Garden resemble the yellow umbrellas on the swimming pool patio at Mar-a-Lago.

Mar-a-Lago is Trump's private South Florida club and personal residence that served as the inspiration for the revamp of the Rose Garden that is situated just outside the Oval Office.

However, the rose bushes and other vegetation remain on the garden's periphery following the revamp.

It is unclear whether the White House will keep the umbrellas at the Rose Garden permanently or bring them out only for special occasions.

The POTUS is yet to host a public event on the new patio, which features drainage to collect water and the White House emblem along its perimeter.

On Sunday, August 3, Trump told reporters that he has heard "great reviews" about the renovated Rose Garden and argued that "we had to do it" as the grass often turned wet and muddy after rainfall, which made hosting events difficult.

Rose Garden has showcased prestige of American presidency for decades

The Rose Garden, arguably the most famous garden in the US, has showcased the prestige of the American presidency for decades.

Many presidents have turned to the garden for peace treaty signings between other nations, presidential press conferences, meetings with foreign heads of state, landmark bill signings, and swearing-in ceremonies of Supreme Court justices.

Notably, the modern Rose Garden was formed in 1961 under President John F Kennedy when he and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy tapped architect Rachel Lambert Mellon to lead an overhaul.

However, flower gardens on the west side of the White House's South Lawn date back to the mid-1800s presidency of Ulysses S Grant.

Moreover, the space later came to be known as a "colonial garden" after the 1902 renovations led by first lady Edith Roosevelt, wife of President Theodore Roosevelt.

Internet trolls Donald Trump's White House Rose Garden revamp

Several internet users chimed in and trolled Donald Trump's revamped White House Rose Garden, which has started to resemble Mar-a-Lago with new patio umbrellas.

A user wrote on X (formerly Twitter), "Good, he can pack them up when he goes to refurbish Mar-a Lago. They are not fitting of the white house. They look like they fit in Florida," while one added, "It’s genuinely hideous."

A person said, "It looks tacky and cheap," whereas someone else mentioned, "Tacky as usual."

"He thinks he's staying forever," another quipped, with one more saying, "Trashy and tasteless."

"He's gonna charge for membership and turn it into a private club, isn't he?" read another comment. 

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