White House to remove magnolia tree dating to Andrew Jackson

[CountAllVotes]

Source: The Hill

The White House will remove from its property a magnolia tree planted nearly 200 years ago with seeds said to have been brought from former President Jackson’s home in Tennessee.

President Trump announced Sunday that, after consulting with the Executive Residence Staff and the National Park Service, the administration has decided to replace the tree, saying it poses a safety hazard.

“The bad news is that everything must come to an end, and this tree is in terrible condition, a very dangerous safety hazard, at the White House Entrance, no less, and must now be removed,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social, noting that the “good news” is that his administration is “making tremendous enhancements to the White House.”

“This process will take place next week, and will be replaced by another, very beautiful tree,” Trump said.



Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5222689-white-house-magnolia-tree-andrew-jackson/

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Big and beautiful be gone.

DUMP tRUMP!

[ShazzieB]

1. If only HE could be removed!

[SheltieLover]

9. The fact that one man baby is allowed to destroy our country is ridiculous!

If only our so-called "justixe" system could get beyond thdir refusal to punish wealthy white people with penises...

[electric_blue68]

48. As soon as I read That sentence! 😄 Sigh

[dweller]

2. Where ?

To the Oval Office ?
To shade the Constitution ?


✌🏻

[Deuxcents]

3. TSF says "everything must come to and end" So..when will he?

The White House is OUR house and so is “its property”. Everything he touches..🤬

[CountAllVotes]

4. Toxic

Toxic toxic toxic as in sick sick sick! indeed !!

[msongs]

5. our condo chopped down a tree. replacement tree will be very nice. should I report it to the Hill, who seems to be hard

up for junk to report lol

[Srkdqltr]

6. HE probably touched it.

[FalloutShelter]

7. I hate these effing Visigoths.

[The_REAL_Ecumenist]

26. How dare you insult the Visigoths....

They had MORE CLASS.

[SheltieLover]

8. What's he replacing it with, a statue of pootin?

[CountAllVotes]

10. ...

!!

[SheltieLover]

11. That would be in character for this pos.

[CountAllVotes]

20. ...

[SheltieLover]

21. Agreed!

[calimary]

37. Totally!

[Grokenstein]

15. A statue of himself.

Only, you know, much more flattering than reality.

[Solly Mack]

12. He wants the tree gone because it bothers him for some reason. Nothing else.

[babylonsister]

14. Either that, or he's into destroying anyone's history but his own.

[Solly Mack]

17. True. We know he doesn't mind erasing history.

[Submariner]

13. Don't people get it cruelty is the point

The tree is coming down so he can finally give Jacqueline Kennedy's Rose Garden the kiss of death by burying the whole thing under an outdoors dance floor. The painful reaction from Caroline and her son is what diarrhea Don feasts on. He is in seventh heaven on his revenge and retribution tour.

The Rose Garden is Caroline Kennedy's last link to the 'Camelot atmosphere she grew up in until it was all taken away by the assassins bullets. If the republican congress had any kind of decency among them, they would talk him down from burying the Garden remnants, at least until she has passed for chrissakes.

But that was why the First Tramp had her tennis pavilion built on the White House grounds. It was big enough to justify digging up Obama's half court basketball court and sending out all to the dump. Other peoples pain is obviously delicious to them.

[Grokenstein]

16. Bingo. In his eyes it's a "flex."

"Who's gonna stop me?"

[John1956PA]

28. Yes. He plans to pave the Rose Garden, but the tree is not located there.

The tree is located near the South Portico, which is east of the Rose Garden.

Of course, he may want to take out all of the trees between the East edge of the Rose Garden and the west curvature of the South Portico in order to maximize the paved area.

[Submariner]

30. Yeah, that wasn't entirely accurate

I caught him earlier today saying the tree was coming down as part of his dance floor plans, without stating what that meant. I can only assume he's offended by falling leaves, and dripping tree sap getting on the ballroom gowns of the fair ladies of Palm Beach.

I think he thinks he's going to throw a dance, on the now buried Rose Garden, that will look like a cross between Gone With The Wind meets the Sound Of Fucking Music with not a Black person in sight.

[riversedge]

18. "... Biden, with first lady Jill Biden, speaks on the South Lawn...' magnolia tree over his L. shoulder.......

The tree goes look less leafy that the one on his right.
As an aside--I think it grand they showed Biden with the tree instead of Trumpy. I guess he will have a fit when he sees this. te he.


Former President Joe Biden, with first lady Jill Biden, speaks on the South Lawn of the White House during a ceremony to commemorate World AIDS Day on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024, in Washington. At the White House in the background, the tree to the left of the balcony is the Jackson magnolia, which the White House said on Sunday, March 30, 2025, would need to be removed. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5222689-white-house-magnolia-tree-andrew-jackson/

[riversedge]

19. says "his administration is "making tremendous enhancements to the White House." ;;;probably the GOLD

crap all over the oval office. !! IMHO.

[BidenRocks]

22. Chump the Arborist

Give me a fucking break!

[Igel]

23. It lost a chunk a while back.

CNN got that event a bit wrong. https://www.cnn.com/2017/12/26/politics/white-house-jackson-magnolia-south-facade/index.html

[Hassin Bin Sober]

24. Someone should tell him what Jackson did to the Native Americans. That'll save the tree.

[Javaman]

25. Of course he is. He's the anti-midus

Everything he touches turns to shit

[elleng]

27. GRRRRR!!!!

Camellia in front of my big old magnolia.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10161616033514610&set=a.10155009300259610camellia

[flashman13]

29. Wait until they start repainting the White House a cheesy gold color.

[Lasher]

31. That Magnolia looks healthy to me.

Southern Magnolia (left of center with silver trunk) (2023)

[Calista241]

45. It's nearly 200 years old, and it seems to lack the leaf coverage of a healthy tree.

The average magnolia tree lives 80-120 years. I mean, there's a lot to be mad at Trump for, but I'm not sure getting worked up over a 200 year old tree that may be in the final stage of life is one of them.

[ImNotGod]

32. tRump regime is worse than ISIS in so many ways. nt

[RainCaster]

33. Could it fall on him?

Asking for a friend

[Montauk6]

34. Ohhhh, I GET it... riiiight...

He must've found out the tree was planted by slaves.

[BeneteauBum]

35. Has a certified arborist examined the tree?

Hopefully not just a trump whim.
Peace ☮️

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

36. Maybe a certifiable arsonist. Is that close enough?

I'm sure the Interior Secretary will send someone to inspect the stump.

[Bengus81]

47. Quick MSM run a story that Trump had an abortionist at the WH

And at some point in time he looked at a tree.

[Celerity]

38. From 2017: Exclusive: Iconic White House tree to be cut down

https://edition.cnn.com/2017/12/26/politics/white-house-jackson-magnolia-south-facade/index.html

Washington
CNN

Wed December 27, 2017

The south facade of the White House will undergo a dramatic change this week: the historic Jackson Magnolia, a tree that has been in place since the 1800s, is scheduled to be cut down and removed.

The enormous magnolia, one of three on the west side of the White House and the oldest on the White House grounds, extends from the ground floor, up past the front of the windows of the State Dining Room on the first floor and beyond the second-level executive residence. The tree has had a long and storied life, yet has now been deemed too damaged and decayed to remain in place.

Specialists at the United States National Arboretum were brought in by the White House to assess the Magnolia grandiflora, as it is specifically termed. According to documents obtained exclusively by CNN, the tree must be removed, and quickly, despite efforts to preserve it over several decades. The documents read in part:

[eppur_se_muova]

44. If there were a Dem in the WH, she'd suggest saving any of the wood that isn't rotten and creating a sculpture --

of Rachel Jackson (who died before her husband was inaugurated) or her niece, Emily Donelson, who served in the role of First Lady. Either would be a more sympathetic figure than Andrew Jackson. Who knows, maybe Emily had a hand in planting the magnolias.

Or maybe a sculpture commemorating the Trail of Tears and/or the Indian Removal Act, brainchild of POTUS Jackson.

[Rhiannon12866]

39. Does this jackass ever do anything that's the actual job of a U.S. president??!

Or is all that assigned to Musk to give him time to destroy anything that means something to the American people??

[bdamomma]

40. They pose

a safety hazard to everyone and the world, except for the felon's dictators club.

We need to rid ourselves from this cancer. Do not let this sick felon get near OUR national parks.

[eppur_se_muova]

41. Micromanage much ?

Seriously, the POTUS is taking time out of his schedule to post about a TREE ??

I guess all the really important stuff is taken care of, so he has lots of time on his hands.

[Bengus81]

42. Diversions....all of it is a diversion. Don't look at Musk's creepy hacker boys fucking up SS

Nah...go look a tree.

[Deminpenn]

43. From the 2017 report, it sounds like the magnolia isn't in good shape

It seems like there has been a lot of mitigation done to save it over the years, too. It probably hasn't gotten any better in the last 7 years.

Hopefully the arborists who remove it save seeds or cuttings for future generations to reestablish the tree.

[GenThePerservering]

46. That's not a healthy looking tree

This is one issue that doesn't need chest beating over. It passed its lifespan years ago, and though the efforts to keep it going have been laudable, it'll become the symbol of a decaying America. Come to think of it, maybe that's a good reason to keep it!