Trump’s Tree Massacre: Historic Magnolias Felled for “MAGA Palace” – Leaked Memos Ignite Impeachment Calls from Within
Published: October 26, 2025 – Updated 30 minutes ago
In a brazen act of historical vandalism that’s fracturing his own MAGA fortress, President Donald Trump has ordered the chainsaw demolition of two iconic magnolia trees on the White House grounds – silent sentinels planted to honor Presidents Warren G. Harding and Franklin D.
Roosevelt – to pave the way for a $300 million “grand ballroom” extension.
Satellite imagery, first leaked to ABC News yesterday, captures the carnage: The 80-year-old Harding magnolia, replanted by First Lady Florence in 1922 and symbolizing the Teapot Dome era’s scandals, lies uprooted northeast of the demolished East Wing. Beside it, the Roosevelt tree – a 1942 tribute to FDR’s fireside chats and New Deal triumphs – reduced to mulch southeast of the site. Trump’s flippant X post? “Out with the old, in with the GOLD ballroom – Making WH Great Again!” But as #NoTrumpNoKing surges with 1.8 million posts, MAGA rebels – from QAnon holdouts to Tea Party vets – demand impeachment, branding him a “monarch in a suit.” What insiders whispered as “ego-driven excess”? Leaked Oval Office memos confirm it’s a calculated power grab, turning eco-outrage into a full-blown civil war.
The destruction unfolded under cover of nightfall on October 23, with excavators roaring through Jacqueline Kennedy’s cherished garden – flattened without congressional nod. National Park Service records, now under subpoena, detail the trees’ sanctity: Harding’s magnolia, a 1950s “commemorative” beacon amid post-WWII recovery; Roosevelt’s, a WWII-era emblem of resilience, surviving Pearl Harbor’s shadow. Trump’s rationale? A “MAGA Palace” for 500-guest galas, complete with gold-leaf chandeliers and a Trump-branded bar – funded by a shadowy $150 million donor slush fund from Saudi princes and Elon Musk. “It’s my house now,” Trump reportedly barked in a September 15 memo to Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, dismissing historians’ pleas as “fake news foliage.” Another, dated October 10, reveals orders to “chop first, permit later” – bypassing the Antiquities Act, a Nixon-era shield for presidential legacies.
The betrayal stings deepest within MAGA ranks. #NoTrumpNoKing, launched by ex-Trump advisor George Papadopoulos, accuses the 47th president of “kingly hubris,” echoing his 2020 “I alone can fix it” mantra. “He’s no conservative – he’s a developer desecrating shrines,” Papadopoulos thundered on X, amassing 450,000 signatures for impeachment articles citing “cultural malfeasance.” Even Steve Bannon, once Trump’s id, leaked a podcast rant: “Chopping FDR? That’s deep state bait – or just dumb.” Leaked GOP whip counts show 12 House Republicans wavering on 2026 funding bills, fearing base revolt. Environmentalists and Dems pile on: AOC’s viral thread – “Trump’s turning democracy’s home into Mar-a-Lago East” – hits 5.2 million views, while Biden’s X quip, “Even I didn’t touch the trees,” draws bipartisan laughs.
Skeptics whisper it’s deflection from tariff woes, but the memos – smuggled by a disgruntled landscaper – don’t lie: Trump scrawled, “Harding was a RINO anyway – FDR? Socialist stump. Goodbye.” As chainsaw scars scar the South Lawn, one scorching truth emerges: This isn’t landscaping; it’s legacy liquidation. Will MAGA’s rebels topple their king, or will Trump’s ballroom host a coronation? Impeachment whispers grow louder – the grounds may heal, but the fractures run deep.
