Trump to remove 'very dangerous safety hazard' left at the White House

An iconic tree known as the Jackson Magnolia which has shaded the 's South Portico for the majority of American presidencies will be taken down this week due to safety concerns, said on Sunday.

Arborists have struggled for years to keep alive the sickly southern magnolia, whose striking figure marks a focal point along the building's southern façade.

The tree was planted by former president Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the US, to commemorate his wife, Rachel, who died just before his swearing-in in 1829.

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