The amount to repair the landscape is unknown, but a White House official said it is not completely uncommon across administrations after major events take place on the complex lawns for repairs to be done.
The Trump campaign is footing the bill for sod replacement needed on the White House grounds after variousheld there last month damaged parts of the South Lawn and Rose Garden, a senior campaign official told NBC News on Tuesday.
“The sod is being replaced at no cost to taxpayers. Additionally, there has been other planned infrastructure work taking place on the south grounds,” White House spokesman Judd Deere told NBC News. However, the campaign paying the costs could draw the ire of ethics officials, who previously raised serious objections to a political convention featuring several government officials, including the president and vice president, being held at the White House. Under a
, government employees are prohibited from engaging in certain political activities and using government resources for political campaigning.just prior to first lady Melania Trump’s speech. The first lady worked for months with historians, horticulturists, and others to restore the Rose Garden to its original 1962 design for her speech.
There were more than 1,500 people gathered on the White House grounds during President Donald Trump'sDartunorro Clark
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