The president of the United States, Donald Trump, ordered to cut down a White House tree of almost 200 years, claiming that he was sick, and made the “Maganolia” stand on Tuesday, which he baptized with the motto of his campaign “Make America Great Again” (“make the United States big again”).
“Everything comes to an end, and this tree is in terrible conditions. It is very dangerous for security and is at the entrance of the White House, nothing less. It must be eliminated,” the Republican published in his social network, Truth Social, a few days ago.
The one who was retired was the “Jackson Magnolia”, which although the exact date is unknown, was planted during the mandate of the seventh president of the United States, Andrew Jackson (1829-1837).
This ended up after almost 200 years in the garden of the presidential mansion, after being planted by Jackson with seeds brought from Heritage, in the state of Tennessee, the home of the president, where he died in 1845.
According to the National Parks Service, he planted to honor his last wife, Rachel, who died a few days before the president was invested president.
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White House spokesmen say that the tree was carved after expert analysis
The White House said the decision to cut it was carried out after the analysis of experts and several technical teams “to guarantee the security, staff, visitors and the lands.”
“The remains of the old tree will be preserved by the conservation office and honest by the White House, and this new tree will continue the inheritance of the ‘Jackson Magnolia’ for the coming generations,” said the president’s team in a statement.
In his eagerness to rename everything with his name or with some of his political movement, the New Yorker altered slightly the original name of this type of plant, Magnolia, to remember his motto “Maga”.
During his first term (2017-2021), the president planted a copy of Red Arce in 2020, to commemorate Earth Day.
The first lady, Melania Trump, did the same in 2018 with an oak. She was accompanied by descendants of former presidents James Monroe (1817-1825) and Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961) since she wanted to honor all presidential families and “their contributions to the country.”
This gesture of planting a commemorative tree in the White House garden is a tradition that many of the presidents and the first ladies follow.
With EFE information
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