Video. Trump’s Rose Garden is filling up with statues of America’s founders

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 24, 2026 · 93 words · By Theo Farrant

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What to know about Video. Trump’s Rose Garden is filling up with statues of America’s founders

A bronze Thomas Jefferson is the latest Founding Father to take up residence in the White House Rose Garden - a space that is looking increasingly less like a garden and more like an open-air monument to American history.

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Created by Colorado artist George Lundeen, the statue joins sculptures of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin, alongside a monument depicting Revolutionary War soldiers.

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The makeover began after Trump returned to the White House for his second term and forms part of a wider effort to reshape the White House and its grounds.

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Claim 1: “the statue joins sculptures of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin, alongside a monument depicting Revolutionary War soldiers”

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While the Rose Garden's existence is verified, the provided evidence contains no information regarding other sculptures of Washington, Hamilton, Franklin, or Revolutionary War soldiers in that specific location.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Jacqueline Kennedy Garden was located at the White House south of the East Colonnade. The garden balanced the Rose Garden on the west side of the White House. It was within the area involved in th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqueline_Kennedy_Garden

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rachel Lambert "Bunny" Mellon (August 9, 1910 – March 17, 2014) was an American horticulturalist, gardener, philanthropist, and art collector. She designed and planted a number of significant gardens,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Lambert_Mellon

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The White House Rose Garden is a garden bordering the Oval Office and the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C., United States. The area is approximately 125 feet long and 60 feet wide (38…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Rose_Garden

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Claim 2: “A bronze Thomas Jefferson is the latest Founding Father to take up residence in the White House Rose Garden”

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Multiple web search results confirm that a bronze statue of Thomas Jefferson was installed in the White House Rose Garden.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Martha "Patsy" Randolph (née Jefferson; September 27, 1772 – October 10, 1836) was the eldest daughter of Thomas Jefferson (the third president of the United States) and his wife, Martha Wayles Skelto…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Jefferson_Randolph

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, owned more than 620 slaves during his adult life. Jefferson freed two while he lived, and five others were freed after his death, including …
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Claim 3: “Created by Colorado artist George Lundeen”

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Two independent web sources explicitly state the statue was created by Colorado-based artist George Lundeen.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Martha Skelton Jefferson (née Wayles; October 30, 1748 [O.S. October 19, 1748] – September 6, 1782) was the wife of Thomas Jefferson from 1772 until her death in 1782. She served as First Lady of Virg…
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Claim 4: “The makeover began after Trump returned to the White House for his second term”

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The provided evidence mentions the installation of the statue but does not specify the timing relative to Donald Trump's second term. The search results for 'installation' were irrelevant (referring to Tor browser).

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