Particle.news
Download on the App Store
3 ARTICLES
·
3w ago

Jefferson and Franklin Statues Installed in White House Rose Garden as Trump Returns From Florida

The White House says the figures are on loan from private American patrons.

US President Donald Trump looks at a statue of Thomas Jefferson in the Rose Garden upon returning to the White House in Washington, DC, on March 1, 2026,
President Donald Trump looks at a newly installed statue of Alexander Hamilton that was mistaken for one of Thomas Jefferson, as he returns to the White House, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Washington, D.C., on March 1, 2026.
A newly installed statue of Thomas Jefferson, stands at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Image

Overview

  • Trump arrived at the White House on March 1 and paused to admire the new statues instead of answering reporters' questions about Iran, according to Reuters.
  • A George Washington statue had already appeared in the Rose Garden in October, as shown in Reuters photos.
  • The new displays follow an August renovation that replaced a 1962 grass panel with stone tile, a change confirmed by the National Park Service.
  • The president had been at Mar-a-Lago overseeing U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that began on Feb. 28 and continued monitoring the conflict from Florida before returning.
  • The Pentagon's top general called the operation "massive, overwhelming," and Iran launched counterstrikes that shook the broader region.