We’ve barely heard a glance from Melania Trump since she stepped off Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport wearing a psychodelic kaftan after leaving the White House on inauguration day 2021.
In her first tweet in over a month, Melania yesterday lambasted presidential historian Michael Beschloss for criticizing her for destroying the White House rose garden.
“”[email protected] proved his ignorance by showing a photo of the rose garden in its early days, ”she tweeted. “The rose garden is adorned with a healthy and colorful bloom of roses.”
She added, “His misleading information is dishonorable and you should never trust him as a professional historian.”
. @ BeschlossDC proved their ignorance by showing a photo of the Rose Garden in its early days. The rose garden is adorned with a healthy and colorful bloom of roses. His misleading information is dishonorable and he should never be trusted as a professional historian. https://t.co/LU243SANF1 pic.twitter.com/PuVOSjxx5w
– Office of Melania Trump (@OfficeofMelania) August 8, 2021
Melania had the garden, which was originally planted by Jackie Kennedy in 1962, completely uprooted in 2019. She also had ten perfectly healthy apple trees removed for no reason. It was one of the few projects she actually accomplished as First Lady.
The garden, which is often used by presidents for speeches and outdoor media briefings, was the site of a ‘super-dissemination event’ last September when it was used to celebrate the nomination. Amy Coney Barrett’s SCOTUS.
Three weeks after Melania unveiled the new garden design, it had to undergo emergency repairs after experiencing “some minor complications” after the grass was irreparably damaged at the Republican National Convention, when hundreds of people stepped on it.
In April, a change.org petition received over 80,000 signatures from people asking to call Dr FLOTUS Jill Biden and second gentleman Doug Emhoff to repair the rose garden.
“We want Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff to take care of it and restore the rose garden for [former first lady Jackie Kennedy’s] original design, “the Change.org petition said,” just the renovations carried out by the Trump administration “ripped off” Kennedy’s legacy.
Biden and Emhoff did not respond to the petition.
Graham Gremore is editor and editor at Queerty. Follow him on Twitter @grahamgremore.
