Donald Trump's gold-heavy aesthetics gets slammed by the critics.
Trump’s Latest Oval Office Makeover Goes Heavy on Gold — And Critics Are Not Holding Back
It seems that Donald Trump favors gold in his design choices as he makes further changes to the White House. The latest addition is an opulent gold eagle in the redesigned Oval Office.
According to Radar Online, the eagle is perched behind Trump’s desk and adds to the extravagance of the room. The redesigned version of the Oval Office, which now has the gold eagle, was shared by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino on X.
The song Fly Like An Eagle by Steve Miller Band was used in the video shared by Scavino. The video opens with a wide-angle shot of the newly designed Oval Office where one could first see the coffee table stamped with the presidential seal.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff shows a glimpse of the gold eagle in the newly designed White House Oval Office
The table has the President’s Air Force One replica perched on it after which the camera zooms into a gold eagle statue that is kept just behind Trump’s seat.
A closer look shows the eagle clutching a gilded version of the Constitution with the words, “We The People” etched on it. The White House Deputy Chief of Staff shared the video using the U.S. flag, a bald eagle and a rocket emoji.
Trump’s gold-heavy aesthetic and vision for the redesigning of the White House Oval Office has reportedly drawn significant backlash from the critics and social media users online.
Reacting to the video, one of the social media users stated, “I hope we didn’t pay for that.” A user on X added, “It is all so vulgar and tacky.” An X user wrote, “Yeah, keep spending the taxpayers’ money.”
Many critics have criticized Trump for using such gold-heavy objects to adorn the Oval Office. Some critics said that the flashy accents look like items that have been picked up from a hardware store and are not polished. This sparked a huge debate regarding Trump’s personal aesthetic.
Critics slam Donald Trump's gold-heavy aesthetics.
The POTUS has also addressed these judgements. He told Fox News host Laura Ingraham during a previous Oval Office tour that the materials used to decorate the rooms are the real deal.
Trump told Ingraham, “You know the one thing with gold? You can't imitate gold, real gold. There's no paint that imitates gold. So these aren't, like, from Home Depot. No, this is not Home Depot stuff. This is not Home Depot.”
The Oval Office is not the only place in the White House that has gotten a gold-laden theme. He also constructed a Presidential “walk of fame” that features gold portraits of past presidents along with an autopen reference to Joe Biden to mock him.
The POTUS is reportedly planning to exchange the surrounding stonework with dark materials that will complement the gold and white palette better. On the other hand, the President’s equally ambitious ballroom is almost complete with table settings, gold chandeliers and decoration.
However, it remains in a legal battle as the lawsuit from the National Trust for Historic Preservation is reportedly working its way through the courts.