First Lady Melania Trump wearing a "pith helmet" during her trip to Africa.
On Saturday, first lady Melania Trump unveiled the results of her renovation of the White House Rose Garden.
“Preserving the history and beauty of the White House and its grounds is a testament to our nation’s commitment to the care of this landscape and our dedication to American ideals, safeguarding them for our children and their children for generations to come," Donald Trump's third wife said in July when announcing the effort.
Historian Michael Beschloss posted before and after photos of the Rose Garden, which resulted in the first lady receiving harsh criticism.
Here's some of what people were saying:
@BeschlossDC @marycjordan This is John Kennedy Jr. in 1963. In front of the trees that are now gone. 😞 https://t.co/bEfF6AoepV— Jo (@Jo)1598116643.0
@BeschlossDC @marycjordan Is there a damn thing the Trumps touch that doesn't turn out completely wrong? That ne… https://t.co/ah0Fg3O1Kc— wellwhatnow (@wellwhatnow)1598108272.0
@BeschlossDC @marycjordan Everything *Before Trump* is better. Shameful that they took out trees and added cement… https://t.co/Gtqsw1F4eo— SarahCA (@SarahCA)1598113284.0
@BeschlossDC @marycjordan She hates flowers more than she hates refugee children.— Dave Zirin (@Dave Zirin)1598118644.0
@BeschlossDC @RockyMountViews @marycjordan Looked better before.— Alex Lane (@Alex Lane)1598107701.0
@JoJoFromJerz @BeschlossDC @marycjordan I'm afraid not. Here's an aerial photo. Looks like a cemetery. @FLOTUS ruin… https://t.co/WjjJGP4vB4— Eric Slater (@Eric Slater)1598114955.0
And we are surprised by the new Rose Garden? https://t.co/wVAFbS1phW— Kara Swisher (@Kara Swisher)1598129046.0
@BeschlossDC @marycjordan Why would they cut down those beautiful trees? Of course added ugly pavement so Melania's… https://t.co/VJQSHVA2ji— Bonnie🇺🇸President Biden VP Harris (@Bonnie🇺🇸President Biden VP Harris)1598105886.0
@BeschlossDC @marycjordan So Melania killed the trees and the tulips?— It’s just Personwomanmancameratv 🌊 (@It’s just Personwomanmancameratv 🌊)1598105470.0
@BeschlossDC @marycjordan God, this SUCKS!— Sally Mann Romano (@Sally Mann Romano)1598113488.0
@RockyMountViews @BeschlossDC @marycjordan They made it all white ...— Chance 🍀 (@Chance 🍀)1598108714.0
@FLOTUS @WhiteHouse This is the "Rose Garden: Pandemic Version!" It is devoid of color & lifeless. It looks like a… https://t.co/4I2MnKcwy5— MURRAY🧢🇺🇸 (@MURRAY🧢🇺🇸)1598121050.0
@FLOTUS @WhiteHouse You tasteless bitch. You cut down cherry blossom trees and removed tulips and desecreted a trul… https://t.co/AecK8dlLDX— Red (@Red)1598120267.0
@FLOTUS @WhiteHouse You took a beautiful, vibrant, diverse garden and turned it into a lifeless mausoleum. A bit… https://t.co/PyBsqolU8s— PERSISTING SQUIRREL! 🐿 🗡️ ✊🏽 🌈 (@PERSISTING SQUIRREL! 🐿 🗡️ ✊🏽 🌈)1598116298.0
@FLOTUS @WhiteHouse You absolutely ruined the Rose Garden.— Andrew Goss 👊USAF👊 (@Andrew Goss 👊USAF👊)1598117537.0
@FLOTUS @WhiteHouse Hard to fit more than 170,000 tombstones on that green lawn. But the epitaph is the same. “Her… https://t.co/oJyMQGy71S— Eugene Gu, MD (@Eugene Gu, MD)1598119761.0
@FLOTUS @mayrabella101 @WhiteHouse Like all Trumps, you fuck up anything you touch.— Tony Posnanski (@Tony Posnanski)1598122107.0
@FLOTUS @WhiteHouse What an ugly thing you've done!! The Rose Garden was gorgeous & perfect before you put your no-… https://t.co/Ofc4CO6Oo2— Anne C 💕 Love is Love 💕 (@Anne C 💕 Love is Love 💕)1598116639.0
@FLOTUS @WhiteHouse You ruined it! It's now cold and clinical. Your attempt to one up Jackie Kennedy is an epic fai… https://t.co/yqekE4YimQ— 306 Baby!!!🕶 (@306 Baby!!!🕶)1598115809.0
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot https://t.co/ymWTB60Zof— Will Bunch Sign Up For My Newsletter (@Will Bunch Sign Up For My Newsletter)1598114212.0
@BeschlossDC @marycjordan Narrator: "And in yet another insult to George Washington and the country, Melania ordere… https://t.co/y77hNWEdmc— Monty 🇺🇸Hamilton's Battery🇺🇸 Boa (@Monty 🇺🇸Hamilton's Battery🇺🇸 Boa)1598108692.0
She was going for that “Nuremberg rally grounds” look. https://t.co/ITxDKec5iO— Charles Johnson (@Charles Johnson)1598121653.0
Yet another thing we'll need to fix. https://t.co/5C5jL1B7O6— Andrew Bates (@Andrew Bates)1598117477.0
I swear I'm not being petty when I say the Rose Garden "renovations" are a notable downgrade. They took a gorgeous,… https://t.co/FKx5cqyk2j— Charlotte Clymer 🏳️🌈 (@Charlotte Clymer 🏳️🌈)1598124220.0
The Left is before. The Right is after (though the reverse angle). They took out the trees from the beds and paved… https://t.co/P0a9lHNEsO— 🕎 Simcha and Latke Gravas 🚕 (@🕎 Simcha and Latke Gravas 🚕)1598122248.0
Melania delivers her #RNCconvention speech from the revamped Rose Garden on Tuesday night. Gone is the garden desig… https://t.co/jaI7brUVSP— Lynn Sweet (@Lynn Sweet)1598125266.0
To think, we could have had gays in there... https://t.co/Tu1IUxBjSn— Chasten Buttigieg (@Chasten Buttigieg)1598132264.0
