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NCjack

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10. Probably because during Trump events, news reporters would often say:

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Thu Aug 27, 2020, 11:25 AM

Aug 2020

" ... in the beautiful Rose Garden, designed by First Lady Jackie Kennedy, ..."

Trump wants that phrase changed to:
" ... in the even more beautiful Rose Garden, designed by First Lady Melania Trump, ..."

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Why did Trump/Melania redo the White House Rose Garden (Jackie Kennedy's)? [View all] Botany Aug 2020 OP

Rumor was that it was for video optics backdrop empedocles Aug 2020 #1

I bet you're right when you say Trump/Melania. tanyev Aug 2020 #2

She probably had nothing to do with it. bamagal62 Aug 2020 #3

Remember the tennis pavilion. dawg day Aug 2020 #4

Was or is she even THERE? I thought she just lives in NYC and only comes to DC to make an CTyankee Aug 2020 #14

it looks bdamomma Aug 2020 #5

I once worked for a VP. NCDem47 Aug 2020 #6

They can buy lots of new trees with proceeds they get from GoCubsGo Aug 2020 #7

They redid it samplegirl Aug 2020 #8

They put in the path for Melania's runway strut. redstatebluegirl Aug 2020 #9

Probably because during Trump events, news reporters would often say: NCjack Aug 2020 #10

I hope none of the removed plants were heirloom Ilsa Aug 2020 #11

Most of them are from what I've read... Wounded Bear Aug 2020 #13

I'm not sure we are talking about the same thing: Ilsa Aug 2020 #17

Pricks gotta prick. MoonRiver Aug 2020 #12

This is nothing more than animals pissing to mark their territory... Wounded Bear Aug 2020 #15

When Jackie Kennedy worked on the Rose Garden in the 1960s she had real experts work on it. Botany Aug 2020 #16