Earlier this year, First Lady Melania Trump decided it was time to completely revamp the White House Rose Garden, even though no one had complained about the one that had been there since the late Jackie Kennedy had it installed in 1961.
Reaction to the redesign was not good, with Markos Moulitsas of Daily Kos noting that Melania had “ruined” it:
It’s been ruined. https://t.co/zHGsR0ognR
— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) August 22, 2020
And now Melania is at it again in the Rose Garden, adding a piece of sculpture that has once again led to ridicule for her:
IS SHE TAKING IT WITH HER WHEN THEY GO ? 🤔
Melania Trump unveils the first Japanese American’s sculpture in WH Rose Garden.
Noguchi’s piece, titled “Floor Frame,” was a gift from the privately funded, nonprofit historical association.https://t.co/qyiY5LZowe via @usatoday pic.twitter.com/9EqWaRTjG6
— susiQi (@usernewm) November 21, 2020
What in the hell is that? It looks like a Transformer lost an arm or took a dump and forgot to clean up. There’s modern art and then there’s modern WTF?!
Twitter quickly lit up with reviews of “Floor Frame”:
It’s hideous. Of course Melania likes it. I hope the Bidens get rid of it. https://t.co/EYPJoU5vE1
— Amy B 🥧☕️ (@SparklesBooth) November 20, 2020
the fuck https://t.co/Wgwyrcgw23
— Katie 🦃 (@Frazzle_Rocks) November 20, 2020
Who dropped it? https://t.co/FX62DltNrb
— Maryellen Waters (@melaguas) November 21, 2020
She had to have Googled
“Ugliest sculpture imaginable for lawn.”
Price is NO object, the people of US will be pay.
Actual name of sculpture: Ben Dover— hassett_dave (@hassett_dave) November 20, 2020
My dog created this work as the intersection between his hatred of the vacuum cleaner and a path to the door. pic.twitter.com/Hv2SehdRW4
— Abbey Normal (@boofontheloose) November 20, 2020
Coincidentally, we put together the same IKEA project last night, but I believe ours came out better. pic.twitter.com/FsQzsmfBse
— 🌊Cyndia BLUE “Unstable Genius”🆘 (@malinablue) November 20, 2020
Melania tore out the real trees to replace it with a sculpture that represents trees. Trumps destroy everything and everyone they encounter. Their family crest should just be a wrecking ball.
— True North (@TrueNorth41647) November 20, 2020
Why not just tip a barrel of trash out onto the garden? It’ll go better with her redesign.
— patm (@pmpmpmpm02) November 20, 2020
There’s an old saying that certainly applies to everything Melania Trump does, and it goes like this: Your taste is in your ass.