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Trump's Rose Garden Club is a lavish new hangout for political allies and business elites [View all]
Trump’s Rose Garden Club is a lavish new hangout for political allies and business elites
The Associated Press
September 24, 2025, 6:02 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington’s hottest club has everything — Cabinet secretaries, a new stone patio, food from the White House kitchen and even a playlist curated by President Donald Trump.
But good luck getting a spot on the guest list. So far, only some of the president’s political allies, business executives and administration officials have been invited.
In Trump’s remake of the White House, the Rose Garden is now the Rose Garden Club, with the iconic lawn outside the Oval Office transformed into a taxpayer-supported imitation of the patio at Mar-a-Lago, the president’s private Florida resort.
Trump debuted the name during his first formal dinner there this month and has included it on his official public schedule, too. He’s set to host another event on Wednesday evening with members of his Cabinet and senior staff, according to an official who wasn’t authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
Presidents have always used invitations to the White House as a prestigious reward for friends and supporters, but Trump’s rebranding of an iconic area of the People’s House is unprecedented. It’s a fresh example of how the billionaire Republican is replicating the gilded and cloistered bubble of his private life inside the confines of the most famous government housing in the country.
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Copyright © 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.
The Associated Press
September 24, 2025, 6:02 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington’s hottest club has everything — Cabinet secretaries, a new stone patio, food from the White House kitchen and even a playlist curated by President Donald Trump.
But good luck getting a spot on the guest list. So far, only some of the president’s political allies, business executives and administration officials have been invited.
In Trump’s remake of the White House, the Rose Garden is now the Rose Garden Club, with the iconic lawn outside the Oval Office transformed into a taxpayer-supported imitation of the patio at Mar-a-Lago, the president’s private Florida resort.
Trump debuted the name during his first formal dinner there this month and has included it on his official public schedule, too. He’s set to host another event on Wednesday evening with members of his Cabinet and senior staff, according to an official who wasn’t authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
Presidents have always used invitations to the White House as a prestigious reward for friends and supporters, but Trump’s rebranding of an iconic area of the People’s House is unprecedented. It’s a fresh example of how the billionaire Republican is replicating the gilded and cloistered bubble of his private life inside the confines of the most famous government housing in the country.
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Copyright © 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.
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