Overview

• President Donald Trump hosted about 100 lawmakers in the newly paved Rose Garden on Friday, calling them the first gathering of the “Rose Garden Club.”
• Trump told guests the tech executives he met Thursday were meant to inaugurate the space, but rain moved that dinner indoors to the State Dining Room.
• Attendees at the indoor tech dinner included Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Tim Cook and Sam Altman, according to coverage of the event.
• The renovation replaced the grass with stone pavers, added tables with striped umbrellas, and incorporated presidential motifs such as a gold seal and flag-inspired designs.
• The White House has promoted the rebranded setting as a premier destination, with spokesman Davis Ingle labeling it “the hottest place to be in Washington.”