Overview

• On Aug. 30, the president shared surveillance footage on Truth Social alleging a subcontractor damaged the newly installed limestone in the Rose Garden.
• He said he discovered a more than 25-yard “deep and nasty” gash and credited security cameras with identifying workers using a broken, tilting cart.
• Trump pledged to replace the stone, bill the contractor, and bar the firm from future White House work, with no timetable announced.
• The roughly 40-second clip shows workers pushing a cart that briefly catches on the stone, and reports noted the video does not clearly show the alleged gash.
• The renovation replaced the central lawn with limestone over the summer, prompting criticism of the redesign and of the public outing of workers, as the White House declined immediate comment.