INCREDIBLE: Columbus Circle Fully Restored Underneath President Trump

This is absolutely wonderful news.

Underneath President Trump, Columbus Circle at Union Station in Washington, D.C. has been restored to its former glory — truly, maybe even better than its original state!

After nearly two decades of disrepair, the fountain is flowing again.

All the grime and graffiti allowed by past presidents is gone, and there is not a homeless person in sight.

Check it out:

The Columbus Circle fountain at Union Station has been dry since before the first iPhone launched. 🤯

For the first time since 2007, the fountain is flowing again. Thanks to @POTUS, we are making our Nation’s Capital safe, beautiful and worthy of the greatest nation on Earth. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/2ouQpn2DG4

— US Department of the Interior (@Interior) May 28, 2026

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

It’s all part of President Trump’s “Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful” initiative.

WJLA reported:

The 15-feet tall monument at the center of the fountain was erected and dedicated in 1912 and commemorates Christopher Columbus’ 1492 voyage.

According to D.C. Historic Sites, the fountain stopped working in 2007 and was never repaired until now.

The work was complete thanks to President Donald Trump’s executive order on “Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful.”

The Columbus Fountain is just one of many historic landmarks brought back to life under the initiative. On May 18, water started flowing again at the Cascading Fountain in Meridian Hill Park after it was nonfunctional for seven years.

The Biden administration permitted leftist rioters to completely deface this historic Christopher Columbus monument.

Then, they just let it sit there like that for years — until President Trump came in and fixed it up.

These comparison photos say it all:

Weekly reminder: Decline is a choice. pic.twitter.com/LeFsjFqg3R

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 28, 2026

This is Columbus Circle.

Under Biden:
-"HAMAS IS COMING" spray painted
-Violent mobs climbing the statue
-Foreign flags

Under Trump:
-Sparkling clean
-Water flowing in the fountain
-American flags
-Soldiers on guard

Two photos. Same monument.

One election made all the… pic.twitter.com/8wra8pebF7

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 28, 2026

What an accurate representation of our nation under Biden versus Trump! Am I right?

Columbus Circle will officially re-open to the public tomorrow.

But, Department of Interior Secretary Doug Burghum and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this afternoon.

Watch the moment they cut the ribbon here:

The ribbon has been cut. Columbus Circle at Union Station is officially restored. The fencing around the circle will come down tomorrow, making it officially back open to the public. pic.twitter.com/BRqkL55eLJ

— Reagan Reese (@reaganreese_) May 28, 2026

During the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Secretary Duffy also announced a grant to upgrade Washington Union Station.

The Hill has more on that:

In our effort to follow the president’s call to make D.C. beautiful and great again, we are announcing that we are giving a grant from DOT to Union Station for $465 million,” Duffy said during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the official reopening of Columbus Circle in Washington…

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Duffy said additional upgrades are on the way.

“It’s going to fast-track critical structural repairs to this building, things like a roof. We can’t have leaks in our Union Station roof so we’re going to fix the roof, enhance the passenger concourses, the Amtrak lounge, and the ticketing experience,” he said of the grant money.

Other enhancements will include a push to “maximize the station’s revenue potential” with an overhaul of its retail, parking, and office spaces to include digital signage and other modernization projects.

“We’re going to improve security, and we’re going to invest in family-friendly infrastructure,” the Transportation Department chief told reporters, noting the safety measures would be handled in partnership with the Department of Interior.

More than 37 million people pass through Washington Union Station annually, making it one of the busiest intercity and commuter rail stations for national, regional and local train service, according to Amtrak.