Trump replaces Obama portrait with this ‘tacky’ painting at White House
- President Donald Trump is adding gold decorations to the Oval Office, working with John Icart, referred to as the 'gold guy' by an adviser, to supervise installations.
- Trump has altered the White House's decor to mimic his Mar-a-Lago club.
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt described the projects as 'the Golden Office for the Golden Age.'
- Trump's spending priorities raise concerns, as he cuts federal spending on social programs while planning extravagant renovations at the White House.
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Trump's "golden guy" will decorate the White House like Mar-a-Lago
The White House is set to look more like Trump's exclusive Florida residence, Mar-a-Lago - and is already well on its way. To decorate the presidential residence, Trump has enlisted the help of a man described as the new president's "golden guy."
Trump replaces Obama portrait with this ‘tacky’ painting at White House
President Donald Trump is taking heat after he replaced an official White House portrait of former President Barack Obama with a painting that shows the famous “Fight, fight, fight” aftermath of a would-be assassin’s attempt on Trump’s life last year. The New York Post reported that the new Trump painting, based on now-iconic images captured by New York Times photographer Doug Mills after a gunshot grazed Trump’s ear in Butler, Pa., now hangs in…
'The gold guy': Trump flies in Mar-a-Lago decorator to make White House glimmer
President Donald Trump has bedazzled the White House in gold flourishes to go along with the changes he's made to the presidency since returning to office.The president has used executive orders to make sweeping changes to the federal government and claimed expansive powers that are being challenged...
Trump is turning the White House into Mar-a-Lago—at taxpayers' expense
President Donald Trump is gilding the White House, using his so-called "gold guy" to add gold touches to the Oval Office on the taxpayer dime to make the historic building look like his tacky Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, The Wall Street Journal...
Trump ordered his White House portrait be printed with golden border so it would 'glimmer': report
President Donald Trump has reportedly ordered his official portrait in the White House be printed with a golden border so it would catch the light and "glimmer."According to a report published in the Wall Street Journal Wednesday, the Government Publishing Office, which is responsible for printing the official presidential portraits, was told that Trump wanted his portrait to glimmer.The WSJ quoted an administration official, who was not named, …
Trump and His ‘Gold Guy’ Redecorate the White House
Wall Street Journal: “Since taking office less than three months ago, Trump has challenged the global order and upended Washington. In his spare time, he has also become the White House art director, adding golden flourishes to every corner of the government.” “In recent weeks, Trump has turned parts of the White House gold, making the world’s most famous address look more like Mar-a-Lago, his Florida club.” “To assist with the White House makeo…
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