Trump posts before-and-after images of concrete repair project

Trump shares a split image labeled BEFORE and AFTER showing a cracked concrete wall restored to a smooth, clean finish.

First Published: September 17, 2026, 2:24 PM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump posted a before-and-after composite image on his Truth Social account, showing a cracked concrete wall transformed into a smooth, refinished surface.

Here is the full post on truthsocial: “BEFORE AFTER” on September 17, 2026 at 2:19 PM ET.

This is Trump’s 5th message released today, and the last post was 5 minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 47 of his 578 posts over the last 30 days classified as Uncategorized posts.

The image is split horizontally into two panels, each marked with a black text box reading “BEFORE” at the top and “AFTER” at the bottom. The top panel shows a rough, weathered concrete wall with a prominent diagonal crack running through the center. Work items sit on top of the wall, including an orange industrial water cooler, a white plastic basin, and a teal thermos, with scaffolding visible in the upper left.

The bottom panel shows the same wall restored to a smooth, uniform light-gray finish. The crack and the work materials are gone, replaced by clean architectural lines and a stepped corner section on the right. Both panels share the same backdrop of green trees, blue sky, floodlights, and distant buildings. No people, faces, or readable documents appear in either frame, and the location cannot be confirmed from the image alone.