President Donald Trump revealed on Sunday that the White House is removing a famous magnolia tree at the residence’s entrance, promising to replace it with another tree in the future.
The president detailed how he is working with the National Park Service to make “enhancements” to the White House, which will include “preserving and protecting History.” Amid these preservation efforts, the White House had to contend with a southern magnolia tree planted by former President Andrew Jackson. The tree came from Jackson’s home in Tennessee.
“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 explained in a post on
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