Overview

• Trump shared surveillance video he said shows two workers dragging a damaged steel cart that scraped the Rose Garden stone walkway.
• He wrote that he found a “huge gash” in the limestone stretching more than 25 yards and called the damage “deep and nasty.”
• He said the subcontractor is permanently barred from White House work and that he will replace the stone and charge the contractor.
• Trump credited newly installed security equipment for capturing the incident and mocked the crew as “stupid,” saying a boss watched in sunglasses.
• Coverage notes the Rose Garden was recently remodeled with hardscape that drew criticism, with Trump defending the new design in his post.