President Donald Trump is eyeing a slice of land on the Potomac River in Washington for his garden of 250 statues to honor historical figures in American history.
The president divulged this proposed location for what he’s called the “National Garden of American Heroes” in an interview published last week in The New York Times. The Washington Post later reported the plan aims to locate the statue garden in West Potomac Park, a grassy area next to the National Mall that is owned by the National Park Service. It’s currently used for athletic fields and sits along the Potomac River adjoining East Potomac Park, the location of a public golf course the president has recently singled out for attention.
“That’s going to be most likely right on the Potomac River,” Trump told The New York Times, describing the area as “touching the golf course.”
The White House has previously described the statue garden as a “vast public park,” and its vetted locations ranging from 100 to 1,000 acres — which at the high end is about three times the size of the entire National Mall.
