Overview

• During an Aug. 21 visit to the U.S. Park Police facility in Anacostia, the president told law enforcement and National Guard personnel he plans to regrass city parks, install new sprinkler systems, and refresh signage.
• He claimed he knows more about grass than any human being, said “grass has a life,” asserted local turf “died about 40 years ago,” and vowed parks would resemble Augusta and Trump National within a year.
• Attorney General Pam Bondi amplified the message on Fox News by touting new grass, sprinklers, monument upkeep, and graffiti removal as part of the administration’s push to “fix up D.C.”
• The remarks quickly went viral, drawing ridicule and concern on social media, with critics also pointing to the White House Rose Garden patio as context for the beautification pitch.
• The comments came as federal control of D.C. policing continues, with roughly 800 National Guard troops deployed and the administration citing hundreds of arrests, while Mayor Muriel Bowser denounces the move and polling shows 79% of Washingtonians oppose the takeover.