Trump’s dark also breaks down on the oldest tree of the White House: it will be removed for safety reasons

After A long series of European goods, military aid to Ukraine, The Ministry of Education, Usaid And much morethe dark of Donald Trump It also breaks down on the oldest tree of the White House: the magnolia planted almost 200 years ago from Andrew Jackson In memory of his beloved wife Rachel, who died on December 22, 1828 (therefore just a few weeks after his settlement as a seventh president of the United States, dated March 4, 1829). Located next to the iconic south portico of the residence, the huge plant will in fact come removed this week as, sick for years, « represents a serious risk for safety ». Tycoon announced it on Sunday without hiding a pinch of regret: «The bad news is that everything must end – he wrote on Truth -, and this tree is in terrible conditions».

Point of no return

Brought by Jackson directly from his home in Tennessee, the Magnolia in question already in 2017 (during the first term of Trump) had been the subject of a remarkable pruning intervention. But now he has reached a sort of point of no return which could collapse it at any moment, especially if thrown from strong wind. To contribute to its instability, however, also the impact with the cessna stolen on 12 September 1994 from First attacker to Bill Clinton’s life: the 38 -year -old road haulier Frank Eugene Corderwho died in an attempt to land in the garden of the White House. Furthermore, to request a (literally) solution to the problem is also and above all The position of the tree Since it is precisely in the south wing that the presidents USA take off and land in helicopter and often welcome their foreign counterparts.

Consolidated habit

Partial consolation – we always read on Truth -, « the historic wood of the tree will be Store by the staff of the White House and could be used for other high and noble purposes!». At the basis of Trump’s displeasure towards the fate of Magnolia, in all probability he also his own Admiration towards Jackson. From several parts deemed The first populist to conquer the presidencyIn fact, he had obtained this historic milestone by captivating the sympathies of the rural America of the South and the West in open and incurable opposition with the economic elites and the intellectual class of the time. A line of breakage that in fact would have led to the civil war. That same civil war after which, as reported by the National Park Service, (almost) every new tenant of the residence at the number 1600 of Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington would then have continued to plant a new commemorative tree to leave further sign of one’s passage. At least for a couple of centuries.