Donald Trump boasts he has two jobs, president and real estate developer, but apparently a landscaper should be added to the list.
The president has altered or planned makeovers for several plots of land in Washington.
His controversial eye for design shows in the now-gilded White House, statues with a fresh coat of gold, and even in the trampled grass on the South Lawn and at parks like the National Mall.
Trump likes to blame “vandals” for wrecking the patchy grass near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
His grandiose bashes, like the UFC 250 fight and the Great American State Fair, contributed to the ruined green spaces.
The administration began constructing the new granite helipad to cover the White House lawn destruction.
He later revealed a plan to replace 700 acres of the turf around the capital.
But even Trump knows his remodeling spree has transformed Washington from the nation’s crown jewel into an eyesore.
So, on Aug. 19 he welcomed reporters to the White House grounds in hopes that it would mark a redemption arc. The spectacle did the opposite.
Trump: "It was given free of charge by Scotts Miracle-Gro. Scotts. A great company. They actually contributed to my campaign … I want to thank Scotts." pic.twitter.com/MPFCyBlnvX
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 19, 2026
With the still-under-construction-helipad as his backdrop, Trump pointed at the dirt on the South Lawn and guaranteed green replacement grass would soon sprout from the ground.
“If you come back in two weeks, three weeks, it’s in shock, but you come back in two or three weeks, this has all been redone,” the politician began.
He explained, “It’s all been topsoiled; in other words, we put topsoil, earth, brand new on top. Very, you know, very, lot of good ingredients in that earth for grass.”
His speech quickly spiraled into a bizarre grass monologue that exposed the damage.
Trump declared, “If you’re grass, you’re very happy. This grass will look so beautiful,” before admitting, “If you remember, it had big sunken areas in here. It was pretty bad. It was in bad shape.”
The short clip circulated on social media, where people blasted the president’s priorities. “So taking care of grass but not the people of America. Got it,” said one person.
The bizarre rambling about the non-existent turf lead a second viewer to scoff, “He sounds like he’s been smoking grass that has been laced with something.” Another reaction read, “Speaks like an elementary school kid and can’t pronounce words in speeches he doesn’t read in advance. Ya, winning.”
Someone else jeered, “So now he’s suddenly a grass expert? Who knew?”
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In a second clip, the president also bragged, “This grass is the highest quality. It was given free of charge by Scotts Miracle-Gro. … They actually contributed to my campaign. I must be honest, you’ll figure that one out.”
A listener’s theory read, “Another financial promotion of a donor company. He must have bought some stock in that company lately.” Another said, “Truly he is mush for brains.”
Critical voters suspect that anytime Trump mentions working with a company — like General Motors providing him with a fleet of armored Escalades — that a backdoor business deal was made.
His no-bid contract to renovate the reflecting pool was a disaster, which led to the monument being drained and closed when the basin’s paint began to peel days after completion.
