POTUS announces site for ‘National Garden of American Heroes’
President Trump began an effort to build such a site during his first term. The planning process has been ongoing.
by Summer Lane | May 15, 2026
President Donald Trump on Friday announced the site for the long-awaited National Garden of American Heroes, just in time for America’s 250th birthday celebration.
“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,” the president said in an early-morning Truth Social post.
He said that the site, right now, “is a totally BARREN field of Prime Waterfront Real Estate along our Mighty Potomac River.”
The park will be filled with statues of American heroes, like Founding Fathers, religious leaders, athletes, artists, civil rights champions, and more, according to the president.
“The National Garden of American Heroes is one more project we are undertaking to honor the 250th Birthday of the Greatest Nation on Earth, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!” President Trump remarked.
The construction of the National Garden of American Heroes builds on an executive order originally signed by President Trump during the midnight hour of his first term (January 2021).
His announcement on the garden site also came just hours after he departed a high-level state visit to Beijing, China, where President Trump held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Architecture appeared to be top of mind for the president during the flight back, as he also posted a photo of himself walking alongside President Xi.
“China has a Ballroom, and so should the U.S.A.!” President Trump argued. “It’s under construction, ahead of schedule, and will be the finest facility of its kind anywhere in the U.S.A. Thank you for all the support I have been given in getting this project going.”
He said the White House Ballroom, which has been a priority for President Trump during this term, is scheduled to open, tentatively, in September 2028.
The White House Ballroom began as a donor-funded project and has ballooned into a reported $1 billion expedition that includes renovations to the East Wing and the construction of the new ballroom itself.
