White House Rose Garden Patio Now Features Umbrellas from Mar-a-Lago but still looks tacky [View all]
The White House Rose Garden is almost back in business following a summer of renovations, and press secretary Karoline Leavitt offered reporters a close-up look at the new patio before the official reopening ceremony.
On Tuesday, Aug. 19, Leavitt took the White House press pool on a field trip to see the Rose Garden while President Donald Trump was playing his own music selection over the loudspeakers — something he's been known to do at Mar-a-Lago events.
While songs like "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum and Elvis Presley's "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" played, Leavitt answered reporters' questions about the most significant updates to the Rose Garden since the Kennedy administration — including why it looks so much like the president's West Palm Beach club, and whether first lady Melania Trump is satisfied with the final product.
One of the first questions revolved around the patio's viral yellow-and-white-striped umbrellas, which look identical to the umbrellas at Mar-a-Lago and have been lampooned in countless social media posts for resembling a smattering of chain restaurant patios.
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