Trump Touts DC Cleanup With Tally of Repairs and Removals
Trump lists cleanup work across Washington, D.C., including 2,300 lights fixed, 162 homeless encampments removed and 83 statues, monuments and memorials cleaned.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald Trump posted a tally of cleanup and repair work across Washington, D.C., on Truth Social, listing fixes to lights, benches, fountains and monuments under the banner “We are making DC SAFE & BEAUTIFUL.”
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “We are making DC SAFE & BEAUTIFUL 2,300 lights fixed 1,460 benches rehabbed/installed 500+ instances of graffiti cleaned Caesar Rodney Statue 250+ truckloads of debris hauled from the Carp Pond at Constitution Gardens 250+ tons of pothole repair material applied 162 homeless encampments removed 134 rat-resistant trash DuPont Circle Reflecting Pool cans installed 83 statues, monuments, and memorials cleaned 22 fountains fixed 1+ mile of fencing repainted Art of War Statue Freedom” on August 18, 2026 at 2:46 PM ET.
This is Trump’s 12th message released today, and the last post was 13 minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 49 of his 540 posts over the last 30 days classified as Domestic Policy posts.
President Donald J. Trump shared a graphic listing cleanup and repair work on Truth Social on 08/18/2026.
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The accompanying graphic listed 2,300 lights fixed, 1,460 benches rehabbed or installed, more than 500 instances of graffiti cleaned, and 250-plus truckloads of debris hauled from the Carp Pond at Constitution Gardens. It also cited 250-plus tons of pothole repair material applied, 162 homeless encampments removed and 134 rat-resistant trash cans installed. The graphic further listed 83 statues, monuments and memorials cleaned, 22 fountains fixed and more than a mile of fencing repainted. The post named the Caesar Rodney Statue, the DuPont Circle Reflecting Pool and the Art of War Statue among the sites referenced.
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