President Donald Trump has officially christened the newly paved-over Rose Garden with an inaugural dinner for Republican supporters he dubbed the “Rose Garden Club.”

“We call it the Rose Garden Club,” Trump told guests in the parking lot-style setting on Friday. “It’s a club for senators, for congresspeople and for people in Washington, and frankly, people that can bring peace and success to our country.”

The gathering of around 100 people, mostly House Republicans and some GOP senators, included Vice President JD Vance, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and Education Secretary Linda McMahon. Pennsylvania Senator Dave McCormick and Congressmen Ronny Jackson (R-TX) and Bryan Steil (R-WI) were also in attendance.

The dinner is the first event to take place in the Rose “Garden” after Trump tor

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