Donald Trump is selling fool's gold from the White House

[Guno צְבִי]

The president is spending his second term transforming the White House to match his gilded aesthetic, even as many of his supporters are struggling.

The latest aesthetic horror show that President Donald Trump has foisted upon the White House appeared Wednesday: a new sign seemingly taped to the wall at the end of the colonnade connecting the West Wing and the Executive Mansion. With words printed in golden ink and in a font akin to the “Eat Pray Love” signs adored by moms nationwide, three sheets of paper announce what lies behind the nearby glass door: “The Oval Office.”

Trump’s sense of style was questionable long before the “all gold everything” decor of his second term. His single-minded determination to place his own visual stamp on the seat of executive power is a continuation of his decades as a realtor obsessed with imagery, often inserting himself into the most minute details of his properties’ designs.

Opinion | Donald Trump is selling fool's gold from the White House

The president is spending his second term transforming the White House to match his gilded aesthetic, even as many of his supporters are struggling.

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[Guno צְבִי]

Despite the ongoing shutdown, the tone-deaf paeans to splendor have continued apace. Last week, Trump touted a refurbishment of the Lincoln Bedroom’s bathroom. He posted dozens of pictures to Truth Social showing off the “black and white polished Statuary marble” that now covers the executive chamber from floor to ceiling. “The bathroom also sports gold-colored fixtures and accents — including the bath and sink faucets, wall sconces and trash bin — as well as a crystal hanging chandelier,” CNBC reported.

Later that evening, Trump attended a “Great Gatsby”-themed Halloween party at his Mar-a-Lago club, with attendees merrily cosplaying pre-Depression decadence while food bank lines overflowed.

 

[Diogenes]

Who knew that Guano was an Inferior Designer?