President Donald Trump took to social media Monday morning to share photos and progress reports on his ongoing campaign to renovate landmarks across Washington, D.C.
The posts featured images of statues, fountains, and other landmarks that the National Park Service has been actively updating as part of a broader White House initiative.
Trump has framed the effort as a mission to “Make DC Safe and Beautiful Again,” a signature project that has drawn both attention and controversy since its launch.
Each post included photos of a specific project around the city alongside a status update attributed to Greg Wischer from the Department of the Interior.
One post highlighted a repaired fountain that Wischer, as quoted by Trump, said had been fixed “for the first time in eight years,” marking a notable milestone in the restoration push.
Additional posts showed water flowing again at the fountains at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, offering visible signs of progress on one of the city’s most recognized landmarks.
Several other posts featured statues that had been cleaned and waxed, including statues of Joan of Arc located in Meridian Hill Park.
The Department of the Interior has already completed restorations at a number of high-profile sites, including fountains at Meridian Hill Park and Union Station.
The broader initiative also includes more controversial undertakings, such as a planned triumphal arch built in Trump’s honor and renovations to a White House ballroom.
Trump also recently posted that the Reflecting Pool, which has been a subject of months of public debate over its planned renovations, was soon to be reopened to the public.
The gold-plating of statues and construction of a personal triumphal arch have drawn scrutiny from critics who question the priorities and costs behind the administration’s D.C. makeover.
The administration has not publicly detailed the full cost of the combined beautification projects, though the scope of work spans multiple landmarks across the capital city.
