President Donald Trump has permanently banned a subcontractor from working on the White House grounds after video surveillance captured workers damaging a sidewalk in the White House’s Rose Garden, the president shared in a detailed story and video on social media.
“Three days ago, while admiring the stonework, I happened to notice a huge gash in the limestone that extended more than 25 yards long,” Trump wrote in a post on his social media platform Truth Social.
“It was deep and nasty! I started yelling, ‘who did this, and I want to find out now,’ and I didn’t say this in a nice manner. I wondered, ‘was it vandalism or was it stupidity?’ Lo and behold, because of the fact that we’ve installed the finest security equipment anywhere, they brought back the stupid people, with their boss watching (in sunglasses)!”
Trump included in his post a video that depicts two workers dragging what appears to be a damaged steel cart across a sidewalk in the Rose Garden, its edges apparently scratching the stone as it slid along.
“I love and respect great workers and contractors, but something like this should never happen,” Trump continued.
“Now, I’ll replace the stone, charge the contractor, and never let that contractor work at the White House again – but, how great is the video equipment? We caught them, cold. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”