Trump Quietly Adds Jefferson Statue to Rose Garden

A life-sized bronze statue of Thomas Jefferson was secretly installed in the White House Rose Garden last week as part of Trump’s Rose Lawn makeover, reportedly unseen by the public. The 7-foot, 700-pound statue—created 25 years ago by George Lundeen—joins four existing statues and is loaned, like others, by GOP donor Harlan Crow. The move has drawn scrutiny about Trump’s use of classical statues and its echoes of authoritarian-style monuments.