The Three Possible Reasons Why Melania Trump Announced Plans to Refresh the White House Rose Garden

The First Lady will oversee the restoration of the iconic garden made famous by the Kennedys.

Charlotte Zobeir Ali
La Bibliothèque

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The Rose Garden from whitehousehistory.org

Melania Trump announced on Monday that it was necessary to revamp the Rose Garden as according to her:

“Planting a garden involves hard work and hope in the possibility of a bright future”.

As soon as she made the announcement, attacks came from all corners as many accused her of being the new Marie-Antoinette.

More than 150 000 Americans have died with COVID-19, half of adult Americans are jobless, 28 millions are facing evictions and federal troops are in Portland.

According to Mrs Trump, refreshing the garden is the solution to bring hope to the country.

In this article, we will list the three possible reasons why the First Lady thinks a revamp of the garden at this particular time is necessary.

It is first important to review the history of this iconic garden before analysing the possible reasons for her decision.

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