{"id":6640,"date":"2026-05-15T15:32:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=6640"},"modified":"2026-05-15T15:32:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:32:19","slug":"trump-says-sculpture-garden-honoring-prominent-americans-is-planned-for-park-along-potomac-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=6640","title":{"rendered":"Trump says sculpture garden honoring prominent Americans is planned for park along Potomac River"},"content":{"rendered":"

By STEVEN SLOAN<\/strong><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump plans to build an exhibit of statues featuring prominent Americans in a tightly regulated park along the Potomac River, potentially opening a new legal fight over whether his administration is ignoring the approvals process that typically governs Washington\u2019s monumental core as he muscles through a dramatic overhaul of the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>

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In a Friday morning social media post, Trump said the National Garden of American Heroes would be built in West Potomac Park, a space near the National Mall that includes the Korean War Veterans Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. The area is also home to several fields and volleyball courts regularly used by local sports groups.<\/p>\n

Trump described the area in his post as a \u201ctotally BARREN field of Prime Waterfront Real Estate along our Mighty Potomac River.\u201d<\/p>\n

The president has said the garden would commemorate America\u2019s 250th anniversary with sculptures recognizing 250 prominent Americans who have made significant cultural, political and other historical contributions to the country. He first raised the idea during Fourth of July celebrations in 2020 and has framed it as a response to protests that resulted in the removal of controversial monuments, including those that commemorated slave owners and Confederate leaders.<\/p>\n

In the final days of his first term, Trump, a Republican, signed an executive order naming 244 people including Ronald Reagan and Jackie Robinson who should be honored with statues in the garden. The idea languished under President Joe Biden, a Democrat, but Congress provided $40 million under Trump\u2019s big tax and spending cuts law last year to procure the statues included in his executive orders.<\/p>\n