Trump’s tree obliteration in DC

"When DC women chained themselves to cherry trees." On November 17, 1938, around 150 women showed up at the Tidal Basin with chains, ready to lash themselves to doomed cherry trees. I can't believe there hasn't been a protest. Photo courtesy of "Ghosts of D.C."

We are still hurting where I’m from with the derecho that took our parks trees, hundreds of them, where I volunteered when Obama came here, the first time I was ever involved in politics. He’s cutting down trees, and we are mourning them.

@eleanor_rigby49 Law says don’t destroy America’s property. What does Trump do? Tears down an entire WING of the historic White House, sends back the Kennedy Center Art to countless countries, destroyed our reflection pool & mows down the Cherries Trees. He and all the people should go to jail.

The coward strikes again plotting a Holiday weekend end around on Judge Reyes. tRump is the biggest lowlife this country has ever witnessed!

Need to start locking people up. if you can't lock them up now, wait untill the leave office and take them directly to jail and court like. If I grab a chain saw and start cutting down trees at the City Park they will put me in jail!!!

You’re showing trees that have been cut down for some time, none of that is fresh cut , this a bad look on reporting

How many stories did you do about this? I’m just joking We know it was zero Fucking loser

ETTD

Call their bluff. Hold them in contempt. Levy large fines for the damage. Disbar lawyers.

There never was check and balances.

Who wants trees, plants, and flowers when you can instead have awesome asphalt!

Fresh cut trees dont look like this. This is journalism at its worst.

Reminds me of when Reagan said that trees cause pollution. He looks like a statesman on par with Roosevelt next to our current criminal prez...

@Sky_Lee_1 Trump lays waste to everything

Disgraceful and traitorous

This is disgusting

WHY CAN'T HE JUST LEAVE OUR CITY ALONE!

He moves fast… ruins things… or demolishes things before anyone has a chance to stop him. Same with the east wing… same with the Kennedy Center. Lawless man in the Whitehouse.

OMG golf course management can we cut the grass

@terry_jepson

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Everything he touches…

That makes me sad. Not just seeing what was left of the trunks but that they had no respect for the court order to give 30 day notice of work.

@ladyhydepark How would he feel if someone poisoned all the grasss on all his golf courses?

They removed all the trees cause they get in his way!🤣

What did they do with the wood from the downed trees?

I hear that the trees have been toppled by vandals, and a passing ex Olympian has been caught holding a twig.

Just sad. As you hinted, this may be the turning point of our democracy. Trump is not a leader if the free world, but a tyrant who ignores the core values of democracy.

In terrible shape. It needs to be renovated or closed. The stumps you are showing had been cut a long time ago. Stop stretching the truth Scott.

Dear God how dare the orange demon those were historic trees

He’s Ruining EVERYTHING!

The Department of Interior thought they were being slick by notifying the court at 4:59pm on Friday and began destroying trees over a long weekend. The Court is having NONE OF IT. DOJ LAWYERS HAVE LOST ALL CREDIBILITY. I wouldn't want to be the DOJ lawyer in this Court.

You’re so fucking gay