Washington (AP) – Washington’s hottest new clubs have everything – Cabinet Celecary, New stone patio,food White House Kitchen And even on playlists curated by President Donald Trump.
But good luck with it and it’s on the guest list. So far only a part of the president Political Allies, Executive Office And the administrative authorities are invited.
Trump’s White House remake Rose Garden Now, outside the oval office there is the Rose Garden Club, where iconic lawns are transformed into taxpayer-supported patio imitations Mar-a-lagothe president’s private Florida resort.
Trump debuted his name at his first formal dinner this month, and included it in his official release schedule. He is scheduled to hold another event Wednesday evening.
While the president has always used White House invitations as an honorable reward for his friends and supporters, rebranding the iconic area of Trump’s people’s homes is unprecedented. This is a fresh example of how a billionaire Republican replicates the gold-plated and corridor bubbles of his private life within the boundaries of the country’s most famous government housing complex.
Trump has long understood the appeal of exclusive spaces
In his first term, Trump had The eponymous hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue A few blocks away from the White House and often go there for dinner. But Trump’s family I sold the real estate During President Joe Biden’s administration, he left him in his second term without his own Trump facility in the city.
Now he doesn’t have to go anywhere to enter his comfort zone. In fact, he spends less time at his home at his home than in the first year of his first term at golf courses in Central New Jersey.
To make the rose garden his own, the cards are paved on the grass, set up tables and chairs, and feature yellow and white striped umbrellas similar to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. He also installed a speaker system to play his favorite songs, as he does in Florida.
The project cost around $2 million. National Mall Trusta nonprofit organization in cooperation with the National Park Service.
So far, the new White House Patio events are essentially official and part of a long tradition of entertaining the president in executive apartments, with military social aides and kitchen staff being tasked with escorting guests.
Trump, who gained fame as a real estate executive in New York, also The casino and hotel I ranand he still loves to host. He frequently enjoys his guests looking gorgeous and beautiful, and his ability to bring together the most powerful people of the country.
So who will pay for them?
All presidents invite family, friends, lawmakers, political allies, donors and business leaders to the White House for reasons from. Signing the invoice Picnic policy announcements and Luxury State Dinner.
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President Trump said in a statement from Congressional members at a White House dinner earlier this month that lawmakers were the first group to see the newly paved White House Rose Garden.
Trump is expected to entertain as often as possible on a white marble patio in the shadow of a Washington memorial, the White House said.
Taxpayers pick up tabs for several social events hosted by the president, like a gathering for Republican lawmakers. As executive apartments are also the president’s home, Congress gives the White House money to pay for events like this.
Birthday party and Funeral Trump was in White House custody in 2020 for his younger brother Robert. It must be paid by the President because it is not considered a government or business of people.
The High-Tech Titans lose to GOP lawmakers for the opening of the club
The official debut of Rose Garden Club was supposed to be with high-tech titans such as Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Google’s Sundar Pichai and Microsoft’s Satyanadella. However, the rain forced Trump to move the September 4th event indoors to the glamorous state dining room.
The honor of being first instead went to Republican lawmakers who gathered around 20 tables under a clear night sky on September 5th.
With the microphone, Trump welcomed the guests by saying, “You’re the first in this wonderful place.” He described it as “a ‘club’ for those who can bring peace and success to our country.
The table setting features a white tablecloth and yellow roses, as well as a place card called “White House Rose Garden Club.”
Dinner started with a rose garden salad with tomatoes and iceberg lettuce, followed by steak or chicken or vegetarian pasta primavera. The chocolate cake was dessert.
Trump was sitting at a corner table with Louisiana House Speaker Mike Johnson, Rep. Ronnie Jackson of Texas and Sen. Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania. Other lawmakers circulated at Trump’s table for photos with the president. Some have been posted online.
“It was an honor to be there,” wrote Virginia Rep. John McGuire.
