An aerial view shows crews dismantling the UFC fighting venue on the South Lawn of the White House.

[demmiblue]

An aerial view shows crews dismantling the UFC fighting venue on the South Lawn of the White House.

The grass on the Ellipse has been completely destroyed following the UFC viewing party.

REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz

— MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2026-06-19T22:01:41.138Z

[sinkingfeeling]

1. That's okay. TSF will give a $15 million no-bid contract to his bestie to re-sod it.

[yellow dahlia]

3. Aaargh!

[ananda]

8. ... with kudzu.

...

[BidenRocks]

14. Rye grass

[mercuryblues]

19. Nope, Sawgrass.

[BidenRocks]

22. Cannabis?

[kurtyboy]

37. Reflecting Grass!!!

..

[TheProle]

9. Corporate sponsorehip. Go figure...

https://finance.yahoo.com/media-advertising/articles/scottsmiracle-gro-donates-1m-restore-211533237.html

[jmowreader]

31. Oh boy...

This is a statement from the CEO of ScottsMiracle-Gro: "As the market leader in consumer lawn and garden, there is no better company than ScottsMiracle-Gro to play a role in the restoration effort."

Mr. Hagedorn, there are many better companies than yours to play a role in the restoration effort. You're popular and very proficient in the home lawn market, but this is essentially an unmarked, oversized football field. The shit that's most popular in the NFL is EarthWorks Replenish 8-2-2. The second word in the last sentence is operative: it is.a 50-50 blend of ammonium sulfate and composted poultry manure. It smells as bad as Trump does, but it works very well.

[not fooled]

35. Scotts--a long and sordid history

Well, well. Thanks to their kissass contribution to the desecration of the White House grounds, I read up a little on this company. Not a pretty picture. You learn something every day!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotts_Miracle-Gro_Company]

Sale of bird seed in 2005–2008
On January 27, 2012, Scotts Miracle-Gro pled guilty in federal court and paid $4.5 million in fines for selling 73 million units of bird seed between November 2005 to March 2008 that was coated with pesticide known to be deadly to birds and fish. Pesticides were added to protect the product from insects during storage, including Storcide II, that was clearly marked as extremely toxic to birds. Records show that Scotts Miracle-Gro's own experts warned of the risk in the summer and fall of 2007 but they continued to sell the product until March 2008. In 2008, Scotts Miracle-Gro also falsified pesticide registration numbers required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on its products.[7]

On September 7, 2012, a federal court ordered Scotts to pay a $4 million fine and perform community service for 11 criminal violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). In a separate agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency, Scotts agreed to pay more than $6 million in penalties and spend $2 million on environmental projects. According to the Justice Department, both the criminal and civil settlements are the largest under FIFRA to date.[8]

GM Grass
Scotts has developed several genetically modified grasses, including herbicide-tolerant Kentucky bluegrass and creeping bentgrass. In 2007, the U.S. Department of Agriculture fined Scotts Miracle-Gro $500,000 when DNA from genetically modified creeping bentgrass was found within relative plants of the same genus, (Agrostis),[9] and other native grasses up to 21 km (13 mi) from the test sites.[10]

Peat bogs in the UK
In 2001, Scotts was involved in a major dispute with nature conservation bodies and the UK Government about the future of several peat bogs in the north of England. Under pressure from the European Union the UK government moved to declare a number of peat bogs, covering an area of 4,097 acres (1,658 ha) in Yorkshire and Cumbria, as Special Areas of Conservation, thus ending Scotts ability to harvest peat for their garden products. During the course of the dispute Nick Kirkbride, the then managing director of Scotts in Britain, described the peat bogs as having "no more conservation interest than a ploughed field".[11] The peat bogs were eventually saved from further destruction by the payment by the UK government of compensation of £17 million to Scotts for loss of the right to extract peat.[12]


FYI: their product family includes Scotts, Miracle-Gro, and Ortho. No more of any of them for me!

[Iggo]

10. They'll just paint it green.

And it’ll all peel off in a couple of weeks.

[TheRickles]

20. Hopefully they'll remember to fertilize it with Brawndo.

Last edited Fri Jun 19, 2026, 08:48 PM - Edit history (1)

"It has what plants crave - electrolytes!"

[BidenRocks]

23. Does anyone remember 'Bandini Mountain'?

[Callie1979]

33. Supposedly Dana White said they'd cover the costs or restoring everything.

I'll believe it when I see it.

[vapor2]

34. likely true

[louis-t]

36. Can't wait to see THAT disaster.

[yellow dahlia]

2. Ugh!

[flvegan]

4. Dana White promised he/his company would pay for the restoration.

I won't be over here holding my breath, waiting for that shitbag to keep his word.

[riversedge]

28. I wonder if that was put into the contract???? Most certainly should have been!

[flvegan]

38. Honestly, would it matter though? DanaChud and his boss, Fat Orange

aren't exactly the prime examples of "upstanding and honest" and who will hold him accountable if he doesn't pay? Trump? Hegseth? Watching Hegseth declare war on the UFC and then lose would be pretty funny.

[dave99]

5. they'll be towing the wrecks for the front yard ?

[Tree Lady]

6. Hubby just said it looks like

The reflecting pool. Why don't any republicans care about all this destruction? Can you imagine if a democrat pres did even one of his blunders?

[Diamond_Dog]

25. Imagine if Joe ordered all that done.

[C_U_L8R]

7. May I suggest an algae field?

That seems to be one thing they might be able to do without screwing up. Then again…

[Iggo]

11. Algae is the only thing thriving in the Trump administration.

[patphil]

12. There's no limit to the depths of degradation that Trump will go to concerning the White House.

What's he going to do with the barren landscape it's presence left behind?

[Cheezoholic]

13. Dana Whites shit stain. Would hate to be his housekeeper n/t

[BidenRocks]

15. Let it be.

Let it be dead.
Let the Reflecting pool stay Puke Green!
Let the White House remain damaged!

Are you maga fucks proud? Is this what a "Great America" looks like?
It needs a few Winnebago's but mission accomplished.

[Diamond_Dog]

27. Just in time for the 4th of July! Happy 250th Birthday America!

Trump has turned our picturesque nation’s capital into a landfill!

[Trueblue Texan]

16. So they tore up the south lawn too.

Like I've said before, the WORST tenant ever!

[bdamomma]

17. He is

EVIL!!!!!!!!! He is ruining everything. Just ARREST HIM PLEASE!!!!!!!

He hates everything, including HIMSELF!!!!!!!!

[CoopersDad]

18. 86...

Ah, but the important landscaping work stayed intact

— Tiffany⸆⸉ 🇺🇸🇳🇱 (@tiffanyclay.dev) 2026-06-19T23:04:10.949Z

[MerryBlooms]

21. Just in time for USA 250th, maybe trump will paint it gold

In honor of himself

[paleotn]

24. A metaphor for what he and his clown posse is doing to the country at large.

It will take years and billions to fix it back to normal.

[flashman13]

26. Not to worry. The tax payers will be happy pick up the tab to repair the damage.

Get out your check book. We will be cleaning up Trump's messes for decades.

[AverageOldGuy]

29. There are reports . . .

. . . that Trump will put a fence around the area, thereby closing it off to pedestrian traffic -- tourists, DC residents -- fence it and make it part of the White House lawn where he can hold orgies with 13-yr-old girls..

[Farmer-Rick]

30. Wow, it looks like a dump

Not a place I would ever want to visit that's for sure. I hope pedo Trump enjoys the pigsty he created from a once dignified white house.

Really, that scruffy bare lawn and illegal construction looks like one of my neighbors who collects falling apart trucks for lawn decorations.

[TBF]

32. Time to call "Four Seasons Total Landscaping"

[niyad]

39. I do not see any evidence that that metal monstrosity is coming down.

[efhmc]

42. Well, it certainly does not look like it did before Trump Destruction 101.

[area51]

40. What, not covering w/a tarp

while they take it down?

[dalton99a]

41. .