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The sapling gifted to President Trump by French President Emmanuel Macron has disappeared from the White House lawn less than a week after the two men planted it there, according to multiple media reports.
The two leaders planted the tree on the White House's South Lawn Monday during Macron's state visit. Photos posted by the BBC show that the tree is gone and only a yellow patch of grass remains.
The sapling came from the site of a World War I battle during which nearly 2,000 U.S. soldiers were killed.
Macron had tweeted that the tree will be a reminder at the White House of these ties that bind us.
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/385406-sapling-given-to-trump-by-macron-missing-from-white-house-lawn-report
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)The straw that caused Rump to have Melania break the sapling over her knee (couldn't do it himself).
wryter2000
(46,125 posts)Where's the effing tree, Drumph?
Bob Loblaw
(1,900 posts)And then claim to be Washingtonian because he cannot tell a lie (witch hunt no collusion, optional).
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Or would that be impossible due to the level of security in that particular area?
If Trump ordered it removed, HOOOO-BOY is that going to go over badly in the much of the rest of the world ... esp. France.
Edit: Perhaps this was added later but it's in the article now:
"The French version of HuffPost, quoting an unnamed source, reported that the tree is intact and is under quarantine rules imposed by U.S. Customs.
The policy requires that plants imported into the U.S. be quarantined for a period of time to avoid spreading diseases or importing species of invasive insects."
So, great, how long was it left there originally? Sounds like this little publicity stunt was ACTUALLY illegal to begin with.
It doesn't take long for parasites to spread you idiots. There's a reason this law exists in the first place.
spanone
(135,920 posts)onethatcares
(16,204 posts)"tree? what tree?" "just more fake news that we planted a tree"
In reply to number 4 above. Try to bring a banana into the United States from Jamaica. Or a fruit tree from Poland.
The DHS does not allow things to come in, be planted, be removed and then quarantined.
Cha
(297,935 posts)walk away by itself.
Sour grapes by the bitter trumps?
AncientGeezer
(2,146 posts)"The French version of HuffPost, quoting an unnamed source, reported that the tree is intact and is under quarantine rules imposed by U.S. Customs."
"The policy requires that plants imported into the U.S. be quarantined for a period of time to avoid spreading diseases or importing species of invasive insects."
oberliner
(58,724 posts)This article (and headline) is idiotic.