People Are Having A Field Day Over Donald Trump's First Event In The New Rose Garden

It feels like we’ve been hearing about Donald Trump’s new Rose Garden for months now.

Construction workers and equipment operate in a gravel-filled area near a white building with a columned facade

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It went from looking like this:

A beautifully landscaped garden with vibrant flowers and a manicured lawn in front of a classical-style building with large windows

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To this:

Outdoor patio with empty white tables and chairs in front of an elegant, historic building, surrounded by greenery

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To this:

Outdoor cafe setting with white furniture and yellow-striped umbrellas, against a historic building's backdrop

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It’s his own mini Mar-a-Lago.

A luxurious outdoor pool scene with yellow and white umbrellas and lounge chairs near a large, elegant villa surrounded by palm trees

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^That’s Mar-a-Lago for context.

Well, he finally got to hold an event there and he’s calling it the “Rose Garden Club.”

Outdoor evening event at the Rose Garden Club, guests seated at tables, dimly lit elegant setting

Trump hosted a slew of Republican House and Senate members for the big unveiling.

People in formal attire stand around tables on a patio at an evening event, engaging in conversation. The setting appears formal and outdoors

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On the menu was a Rose Garden salad, New York strip steak, thyme-roasted chicken, a summer pasta primavera, and for dessert a fudge-filled seven-layer cake.

Elegant dinner table setting with a menu, yellow roses, and a number 40 card displayed, suggesting a formal or special occasion

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The evening was full of Diet Cokes.

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There were plenty of autographs.

A group of people, including a man in a suit and red tie, smile while sitting and standing around a table at an outdoor evening event

And obviously a speech from Trump himself.

A person stands outside a brightly lit building at night, near large columns and shrubbery, next to a statue bust and framed portrait

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But while they were sippin’ on sodas and getting their programs signed, people online were making comments about the event: “I know St. Louis restaurant patios that look better.”

Tweet by Cori Bush showing a photo of people dining outdoors at night with a caption about restaurant patios

We have The Lincoln Project saying, “Your groceries still aren’t cheaper.”

Tweet showing an outdoor dining event at the Rose Garden Club, with tables full of people, and overlay text: "Your groceries still aren't cheaper."

Another person said, “They turned the Rose Garden into the patio of a Cheesecake factory.”

Tweet by Mike Rothschild showing a screenshot of an outdoor dining scene at night, comparing the Rose Garden to a Cheesecake Factory patio

Someone else compared it to a Au Bon Pain circa 2009.

Tweet showing a garden party with many people seated at tables, beneath text sarcastically comparing it to a café patio

And then a bunch of people said something to the tune of, “God I can’t wait to see this bulldozed.”

Tweet by Drew Savicki about a retweet of a crowded event at the Rose Garden Club

“Can’t wait to see this ripped up and restored to its former glory in 3 years.”

Tweet showing a photo of people dining outside a white elegant building at night, with a caption about restoring it in three years