Trump announces plans for statue garden in Potomac River Park

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: msn/Bloomberg

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(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump said he would install his proposed sculpture garden of “American Heroes” in West Potomac Park, a stretch near the National Mall that includes the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.

“Right now, it is a totally BARREN field of Prime Waterfront Real Estate along our Mighty Potomac River,” Trump said in a social media post. “When finished, West Potomac Park will be a World Class Masterpiece with elegant Landscaping, and adorned with Beautiful Statues, and be yet another one of my great projects to make Washington, D.C., the Safest and Most Beautiful Capital in the World.”

The park is primarily known for its stretch of cherry trees along the Tidal Basin, though Trump’s plans seem likely to cannibalize a set of softball fields that abut the King Memorial and nearby memorial to Franklin D. Roosevelt. The president said the statue garden would feature Founding Fathers, veterans, civil rights leaders, athletes, artists and entertainers.

Congress appropriated $40 million for the project as part of the president’s signature tax bill signed into law last year, and the National Endowment for the Humanities has announced a grant program for the statues paid in part from canceled arts and humanities projects.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-announces-plans-for-statue-garden-in-potomac-river-park/ar-AA23gUcj

[Jim__]

1. I have to believe that Trump would include a statue of himself.

[2MuchNoise]

2. I'm not sure I believe he will include civil rights leaders.

[SeattleVet]

12. Sure he will, using his own definition of 'civil rights'.

His team just might be thinking about putting up some statues of folks like David Duke, Lester Maddox, etc.

[underpants]

3. I guess he never thinks that people just want a quiet park

with a great view of the river.
🙄

[purr-rat beauty]

4. We do not need this

Our money is been skimmed out of these projects. I guarantee for every 3 million, 1 million is going in someone's pockets

How the f do we stop this when Congress is f'ing worthless?

[Harker]

5. We've seen his idea of "world class", "elegant", and "beautiful."

It's going to be a tawdry, embarrassing eyesore.

[3catwoman3]

6. "...the Safest and Most Beautiful Capital in the World."

That would be CapitOl, you dumbass.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

[bif]

7. I'm sure it'll include rides and a giant Ferris Wheel

And a bunch of gift shops.

[usonian]

8. There was already a test and it failed.

And David Duke is not a civil rights leader.

[twodogsbarking]

9. How much does it cost to have your statue placed there. Oh wait, I know, your soul.

[patphil]

10. He'll probably announce he's renaming the Potomac River to the Trump River soon.

Potomac is an Algonquin Indian word. Is there an Indian phrase for " he who has his head up his ass".

[highplainsdem]

11. He's destroying DC - and the rest of the country, and as much of the world as he can affect. Evil SOB.

[The Grand Illuminist]

13. Blame the voters

nt

[GenThePerservering]

14. I wonder if he'll hire the hack that did that awful gold statue at his Doral Golf Dump

that looks like a 5th grader made it.

[electric_blue68]

15. This again

[Bayard]

16. "Paid in part from canceled arts and humanities projects,"

[LudwigPastorius]

17. "...paid in part from canceled arts and humanities projects."

Fuck the statues, give us the Corporation for Public Broadcasting back, you fascist prick.