In October 2025, Trump requested that a statue of George Washington, which had been displayed at the Washington Monument, be moved to the Rose Garden.
In March 2026, statues of Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin appeared in the Rose Garden. The White House said that the pieces were on loan from a private citizen. The Washington Post confirmed that the owner of the statues was Harlan Crow, a conservative billionaire and board chair of Crow Holdings.
“Freedom’s Charge,” a statue by Chas Fagan depicting a Revolutionary War battle scene, was added in April 2026.
In July 2026, Trump added a statue of Thomas Jefferson sculpted by Jeff Lundeen.
Editor’s note: This story was first published in August 2020 and was most recently updated in July 2026.
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