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Source: The Independent

Trump lashes out at Rose Garden worker for damaging stone in controversial redesign - and shares video of the culprit: ‘Stupid’

Mike Bedigan
Sunday 31 August 2025 00:36 BST

President Donald Trump has lashed out at a “stupid” contractor working on his controversial redesign of the White House Rose Garden for damaging a piece of stone, posting a video of the incident on social media.

The president announced on Truth Social Saturday that while “as a Builder” he had “love and respect for contractors,” the person responsible for the mistake would “never work at the White House again.”

Alongside a short surveillance footage clip online, filmed on “the finest security equipment anywhere,” Trump shared a lengthy anecdote which led up to the catching of the culprit.

“I used, at the White House, the most beautiful marble and stone available anywhere. Surfaces are very important to me as a Builder,” the president crowed. “As everyone knows, I built many GREAT Buildings, and other things, over the years.

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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-rose-garden-contractor-video-b2817155.html

Alternate link: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-lashes-rose-garden-worker-211932584.html