Trump announces sculpture garden site as he muses on architecture after trip to China | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump announced Friday that his “National Garden of American Heroes” will be built in West Potomac Park, advancing a yearslong push for a sweeping sculpture park honoring hundreds of prominent Americans ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026. “I’m proud to announce the site of the NATIONAL GARDEN OF AMERICAN HEROES,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social as he traveled back from a high-stakes visit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing. “This magnificent exhibition of statues will be located in West Potomac Park, which we are transforming into one of the World’s most beautiful public spaces. Right now, it is a totally BARREN field of Prime Waterfront Real Estate along our Mighty Potomac River,” Trump added. It was one of multiple social media posts the president sent related to architecture while traveling back from China. The garden project has been a priority for the president since the final year of his first term in office. But despite renewed momentum during his second term, the ambitious plan faces questions over timing, cost and support. Sources last month told CNN it was unlikely the sculpture garden would be completed in time