Trump unveils waterfront site for planned ‘National Garden of American Heroes’ in DC

President Trump on Friday announced the location of his long-anticipated “National Garden of American Heroes,” one of several projects the administration is undertaking to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday.

Trump posted on Truth Social that the future statue garden will be in West Potomac Park, a national park adjacent to the National Mall, where cherry blossoms bloom along the Tidal Basin.

“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,” he wrote.

The president revived plans for the project last year, building on an executive order he issued in June 2020 during his first term that called for the garden to be completed by July 4, 2026.

He said during a July 2020 speech at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota that he proposed the........

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