White House security footage reveals Rose Garden stone damage allegedly caused by subcontractor equipment
Trump plans to replace stone, charge contractor and ban company from future White House work
By Alexandra Koch Fox News
Published August 30, 2025 5:35pm EDT
President Donald Trump shared security footage on social media Saturday, slamming a subcontractor accused of cracking the "most beautiful marble and stone available anywhere" in the recently renovated White House Rose Garden.
In a post to Truth Social, Trump said he discovered a "huge gash" in the limestone three days ago, extending more than 25 yards.
"Surfaces are very important to me as a Builder," the president wrote in the post. "As everyone knows, I built many GREAT Buildings, and other things, over the years. … [The limestone crack] was deep and nasty! I started yelling, ‘Who did this, and I want to find out now!’—and I didn’t say this in a nice manner."
Trump said he questioned whether the damage was caused by vandalism or "stupidity" and credited White House security equipment with cracking the case.
"They brought back the stupid people, with their boss watching (in sunglasses!)," Trump wrote in the post. "It was a subcontractor that was installing heavy landscaping on a steel cart that was broken and tilting badly, with it rubbing hard against the soft, beautiful stone."
Security footage shared along with the post showed two workers pushing a yellow cart, carrying an apparent shrub over the newly installed stone.
At least two other men appeared to be watching the operation unfold.
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