President Donald Trump’s administration set out to clean up Washington, D.C., 14 months ago, and since has repaired 22 fountains, 28 statues, and made various other improvements to the nation’s capital, the Daily Caller learned.
The “Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force” launched on March 28, 2025. Under the leadership of the task force, the administration has removed more than 500 instances of graffiti around the city, installed 134 rat-resistant trash cans and repaired more than 150 potholes, according to internal stats shared with the Caller. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s DC Crackdown Wipes Out Homeless Encampments)
The task force has also removed 250 truckloads of debris from ponds around the city, fixed and installed more than 1,143 benches, repaired 1,695 lights, and cleaned 45 iconic monuments and memorials around the city.
Six new statues have been installed, including the Caesar Rodney statue that was taken down during the 2020 riots.
“No president in history has done more to prioritize the safety, restoration and beautification of Washington, D.C. Decline is a choice, and the Trump administration will continue this important work to ensure D.C. remains the greatest, safest and most beautiful capital in the world,” Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told the Caller in a statement.
Happening now: Columbus Circle at Union Station is completely restored as part of Trump’s effort to make “DC Safe and Beautiful.”
Secretary Burgum and Secretary Duffy are here to cut the ribbon for the official reopening. pic.twitter.com/nJX42Syw7d
— Reagan Reese (@reaganreese_) May 28, 2026
The full list of repaired fountains and cleaned-up statues includes:
Fountains:
- American Veterans Disabled for Life
- Bolivar Memorial Park Fountain
- Columbus Circle Fountain
- Dupont Circle Fountain
- FDR Memorial Fountains
- Freedom Plaza
- General Phillip Sheridan Fountain
- George Mason Memorial Fountain
- National Japanese American Memorial Fountain
- John Marshall Park Fountain
- John Paul Jones Fountain
- Kahil Gibran Memorial Fountains
- Korean War Veterans Memorial Fountain
- Lafayette Park Fountains
- Meridian Hill Fountains
- MLK Jr. Memorial Fountains
- National Law Enforcement Memorial
- Rawlins Park
- Taras Shevshenko Memorial Park Fountain
- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Moats and Fountains
- US Navy Memorial Fountain
- World War II Memorial Fountain
Meridian Hill Park before vs. after.
For years, homeless camps and drug addicts took over the park.
Now it’s cleaned up and full of families again, thanks to @POTUS‘s executive order to make the capital safe and beautiful again. 🇺🇸 https://t.co/CLsrqwSOkW pic.twitter.com/MSrIsuyWvm
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) May 18, 2026
Statues:
- Captain John Paul Jones Statue
- Dante in Meridian Hill
- Edmund Burke Statue
- James Bucannan in Meridian Hill
- George Mason Statue
- Nathaniel Green Statue
- John Ericsson Monument
- John Marshall Statue in John Marshall Park
- Casimir Pulaski in Freedom Plaza
- Two chess players in John Marshall Park
- John Witherspoon Statue
- Theodore Roosevelt Statue and Monuments
- Rawlins in Rawlins Park
- United Spanish War Veterans Memorial (The “Hiker”)
- Thomas Jefferson at Memorial
- The Seabees Statues
- Bolívar Equestrian in Bolívar Park
- Sheridan Statue
- Joan of Arc in Meridian Hill
- General John Logan Statue
- Caesar Rodney
- Commodore John Barry Statue
- Hamilton (Commerce)
- Bernardo de Galvez Statue
- George Washington at Washington Circle
- Lincoln Statue in Lincoln Memorial
- George Washington (Rose Garden)
- Taras Shevchenko Statue
On Thursday, the Trump administration reopened Columbus Circle, the fountain outside of Union Station. It was the first time the fountain has been turned on since 2007.
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