Together with the White House Grounds team and the National Park Service, arborists took down the Jackson Southern Magnolia tree over safety concerns on Monday. A new tree is going up.

Historians say the ailing evergreen was originally planted by President Andrew Jackson, one of Trump’s most polarizing political heroes.

A magnolia tree said to be planted by President Andrew Jackson at least 196 years ago is set to be removed from the White House grounds over safety concerns. In a Sunday post on Truth Social,